Curriculum Development

Aim

to plan for a specific purpose intendAim

V.

learnknow

understandappreciate

Aims are general statements that provide direction

or intent to educational action. Aims are usually

written in amorphous terms using words like:

And these are not directly measurable

The aims of the curriculum are the reasons for

undertaking the learning 'journey' - its overall

purpose or rationale from the student's point of

view.

The curriculum should enable all

young people to become:

The aims of the curriculum

Successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve.

Confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives

Responsible citizens who make a posi-tive contribution to society

Successful learners who…

Have the essential learning skills

of literacy, numeracy and informa

-tion and communication

technology

Are creative, resourceful and able

to identify and solve problems

Have enquiring minds and think

for themselves to process inform

ation, reason, question and evalu

ate

Communicate well in a range of

Ways

Understand how they learn and

learn from their mistakes

Are able to learn indepen-dently and with others

Know about big ideas andevents that shape our world

Enjoy learning and are motivated to achieve the best they can now

and in the future.

Have a sense of self-worth and

Personal identity

Relate well to others and form

Good relationships

are self-aware and deal well

with their emotions

Have secure values and beliefs

and have principles to

distinguish right from wrong

Become increasingly

independent, are able to take

the initiative and organize

themselves

make healthy lifestyle choices

Confident individuals who…

Are physically competent and confident

Take managed risks and stay safe

Are willing to try new things and make the most of

opportunities

Are open to the excitement and inspiration offered by the

natural world and human achievements

Confident individuals who…

Are well prepared for life and work

Appreciate the benefits of diversity

Are enterprising

Are able to work cooperatively with others

Understand their own and others’ cultures and traditions, within the context of Philippine

heritage, and have a strong sense of their own place in

the world

Respect others and act withintegrity

Responsible citizens who…

Appreciate the benefits of diversity

Challenge injustice, are committed to human rights and strive to

live peaceably with others

Sustain and improve the environment, locally and

globally

Take account of the needsof present and future

generations in the choices they make

Can change things forthe better

Responsible citizens who…

Sample

THE AIMS OF ENGLISH ARE:

to enable children to speak clearly and audibly in ways which take account of their listeners;

to develop confident, independent readers through an

appropriate focus on word, sentence and text-level

knowledge;

to encourage children to become enthusiastic and

reflective readers through contact with challenging

and lengthy texts;

to help children enjoy writing and recognize its value;

to enable children to write with accuracy and meaning

in narrative and nonfiction;

Aims and DLOs

Aims are not the same as desired learning outcomes

Aims should relate to the combined impact of the

curriculum, the pedagogy and the assessment of the

various elements .

Desired learning outcomes, need to be student

oriented, and should point to the knowledge, skills,

competencies and attitudes of those students who

successfully complete the course.

DLOs are referred to in the Course

Profile System as ‘Learning Objectives’.

Aims and Objectives

So, aim statements are…

broad and all encompassing.

(The big vision stuff)

While, desired learning outcomes

are specific, behavioral,

student- focused

statements.

Aims are what you want to

achieve

Desired learning outcomes are

what your students should

achieve

An alternative angle on aims and

desired learning outcomes/

objectives