Learner-Based

Society & Culture

Curriculum is planned in advance

Curriculum is planned cooperatively with students
Curriculum is flexible
Considers what you want students to know
Involves constructive alignment of outcomes, activities and assessments
Subject matter is selected by instructors
Based on knowledge of learners needs and interests
Provides students with a voice in their education
Considers cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains

Curriculum focuses on content
Knowledge is transmitted as subjects
Active or activity-based learning
Uses peer collaboration
Explores a learners life outside of the classroom
Involves experiential learning
Students choose their learning activities
Expectations are set and communicated
Students are engaged in the curriculum
Interests are socially derived
Culture and community are incorporated
Attitudes, values and beliefs are considered
Connects the classroom with the community
Group work and collaboration
Learning is initiated with a driving question
Motivates students by giving them control over their learning

Considers fair and manageable assessments for students
Interpersonal skills are developed and assessed
Transferable skills are developed and assessed
Evidence-based assessments
Assessments are meaningful and authentic
Reflection is encouraged
Assessments focus on student efforts and outcomes
Assessments are performance-based
A predetermined uniform standard is set
Students are assessed on their problem-solving skills
Knowledge retention is tested
Progress is measured to the extent the student learned the subject

Subject Matter

Assessment

Implementation

Planning

Subject Matter, Learner-Based and Society & Culture

Curriculum Designs Ranked Based on Various Characteristics in
the Planning, Implementation, and Assessments Stages.

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