Professional Documents
Culture Documents
TSL 3143
CURRICULUM STUDIES
INDIVIDUAL TASK
PRISCA LIM LI JAN
INDEX NUMBER
0612 / 2962
IC NUMBER
941206-12-6632
GROUP/UNIT
TESL
LECTURERS NAME
PUAN ROZITA BT RASHID
SUBMISSION DATE
24TH AUGUST 2017
DECLARATION FORM
TABLE OF CONTENT
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REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................ 7
ACADEMIC WRITING
If students are said to be The future of Nation, then teachers are those who
can be referred as Future Builders of the Nation. They build the future citizens of the
country. Education is one of the ultimate and the most respectable services provided
by teachers. Teachers are the main pillars of a sound and progressive society. They
bear the weight and responsibility of teaching, apart from parents, teachers are the
main source of knowledge for children. However, in order to ensure quality education,
an effective curriculum development is vital. Curriculum is a systematic and intended
packaging of competencies- knowledge, skills and attitudes they are underpinned by
values. Whereas curriculum development is defined as planned, a purposeful,
progressive, and systematic process to create positive improvements in the
educational system. The goal of a successful educational is to have an effective
curriculum development which meets the requirements and also the current demands
of society and expectations.
Teachers are essential pillars in the teaching process, thus with their
knowledge, skills and experiences, they are the perfect central to any curriculum
improvement effort. In short, they play an essential role in developing, implementing,
assessing and also modifying the curriculum in school. Teachers understand their
students like the back of their hands compared to others involved in the curriculum.
While curriculum specialists or administrators spend countless hours developing
curriculum, still teachers are the ones who know best what the curriculum should be
like. Relatively, a teacher can provide insights into the types of materials, activities and
also specific skills which need to be included. Teachers are the ones who uses
textbooks, activity books and reference books the most, therefore they are able to
identify the types of materials which is suitable for the level of pupils. Besides that,
teachers practice various types of teaching strategies and also conducts various
activities during the teaching and learning process, therefore they are capable of
identify the suitable activities which can be implemented to help in boosting the
effectiveness of a lesson.
Moving on, teachers have to take into consideration of their own expertise
before designing and implementing curriculum in school. A teacher is considered as a
highly knowledge one. Therefore, she has to have adequate knowledge regarding the
field that she is teaching before being able to help in the designing of curriculum and
next to the implementation of the curriculum. Imagine if the teacher herself is only half
knowledgeable regarding the field which she is teaching, it will not be possible for her
to contribute sufficient knowledge in the designing of the curriculum because of the
lacking in that aspect. On the other hand, when a teacher is well knowledgeable with
the teaching pedagogics and also strategies that are suitable to be implied in the
teaching process, it will aid the teacher in designing a suitable curriculum which can
maximize pupils learning.
Moving on, to foster the design and especially the implementation of curriculum
reform, teacher involvement from the early stages of curriculum reform processes is
advocated. By fulfilling the role of designer, it is expected that teachers understanding
of the reform and their ownership concerning the reform are being promoted. However,
most teachers lacked the knowledge and skills needed for proper curriculum design.
Therefore, it is crucial for teachers to undergo various workshop trainings and also
seminars to equip themselves with the latest development in education not forgetting
also the skills and knowledge to plan, design and implement a curriculum. As has being
said, teachers are the practitioner of knowledge, it is essential for a teacher to be alert
and exposed to the latest development in the education system. Seminars and
workshops serve as a platform to provide appropriate knowledge and skills that can
aid them to effectively contribute in the designing of curriculum. Relatively, through
workshops and seminars, teacher can gain better understanding and wider knowledge
on the current needs and demands of pupils and also the requirements that are needed
to be fulfilled. As a result, these will aid teachers in designing a suitable curriculum to
be implemented.