Reflection 5: Psychological Foundation of Curriculum

Behaviorist theory

• Stimulus respond and reinforcement / reward
•  Should involve testing
• Accomplished step by step activities

Cognitive theory

• Information process influenced by the environment
• Development stage study
• The intelligence and development
• Learning activity should be logically organized

Humanistic theory

• Social, psychological and cognitive
• Human needs and attitude
• Influence from environment
• Children should study what important to them

REFLECTION 4: The Role of Curriculum Workers

Curriculum Workers

Curriculum Evaluater 

• Collect, examine, assess data, and reporting on the effectiveness.

Curriculum Advocates

• Concerned about what and how to taught in school.

Curriculum Developer

• Create curriculum materials and strategies.

Curriculum Theories

• Examine the philosophical and ideological.

Reflection 3: Curriculum Design

Four element of Curriculum Design

Design Dimensions Consideration

1)  Scope

• Consist all the content, topics, learning experience, and organizing threads,
• can extend over a year or more,
• consider learning's cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains

2) Sequence

• Cumulative and continuous learning,
• How content and experience can build on what come before

3) Continuity

• Repetition of curriculum,
• Ideas and skill reappear 
• Provide opportunity to become more sophisticated in the process

4) Integration

• Linking all types of knowledge and experience,
• Relationship between topics and themes

5) Articulation

• Vertical articulation (sequencing content from one grade level to another)
• Horizontal articulation (develop relationship between elements)

6) Balance

• Appropriate weight of each aspect,
• Advance their personal social and intellectual goals.

Reflection 2: Foundations and Domains of Curriculum and Pedagogy (part ii)

Pedagogy

• The methods and practice of teaching,
• Concern the study and practice of how best to teach,
•  Ensuring children achieve positive outcomes,
• Key for improving children's learning process,
• Access to knowledge, activities, and opportunities to advance children's skills,
• Learning environment which will determine the extent of knowledge to be acquired by children.
• Must be in accordance with children's stage of development,
• Proceed systematically. 

Reflection 1: Foundations Domains of Curriculum and Pedagogy

Definition of Curriculum

• "Content" or "Subject matter" of instruction. 
• The content includes the whole range of matter in which the student is expected to gain.
• Behavioral objectives as a plan for instruction.
• Curriculum is a program of studies.

Malaysian Philosophy of education

• On-going effort towards further developing the potentials of individuals in a holistic and integrated manner to produce individuals who are intellectually, spiritually, emotionally and physically balanced and harmonies based on a firm belief in and devotion to God.

Curriculum Sources

My Self

Goal

I do not care if it held only a preschool teacher, but I still want to achieve success in this field. I have to finish what I've started. I want to be a successful in providing knowledge to my students. Besides, I want to be a child who is able to support my family someday.

Philosophy 

        In my personal philosophy, I belief that a good teacher can impact on students in terms of personality and consequently lead to changes in behavior to students. Therefore, it is responsibility for the teacher to create and change student behavior in the desired direction. A teacher who has a positive personality is more feasible to apply the values in students. Teacher’s personalities such as courteous, friendly and approachable will be liked by students. If teachers use polite language, student will take practice and use it themselves. To provide a positive example to the students, a teacher will always well dressed, attractive, and clean. This allows teachers seem interesting to see every day. Emotional vitality left a deep impression in all aspects of life including health and social aspects. In the workplace, emotional fitness is an important element for creating a productive working condition. An admirable teacher should have controlled emotions in any situation. For example, the teacher can control anger by not producing harsh words when students make mistakes