6 ECTS credits
150 u studietijd
Aanbieding 3 met studiegidsnummer 4019923ENR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.
In this course we (1) investigate curriculum foundations, theories, and models, along with their modern iterations; (2) analyse influences of society, (knowledge) sociology, and the philosophy of education on curriculum construction; (3) compare traditional and progressive approaches in curriculum design; (4) obtain an understanding of the functions of curricula, (5) gain insights in implementing curricula; (6) acquire basic skills in using models and techniques in curriculum development; (7) explore international comparative frameworks in relation to curriculum development.
Course material
Digital course material (required on Canvas), including a “Briefing Book” developed by the professors teaching this course.
Additional info
- Syllabus and reader are available on e-learning platform
- Students prepare discussions and tasks with materials provided (reader, articles, cases, reflection-exercises, and preparations for debates and formal presentations)
- Experts (guest speakers) may be invited in accordance with the students' preferences
Complementary study material:
Cases and examples of curricula.
At the end of this course students are able to:
• explain and illustrate the influence of sociological and philosophical factors and of paradigms in education on design and contents of curricula;
• recognize traditional and progressive approaches and designs of curriculum;
• identify functions of curricula;
• recognize models and design techniques in existing curricula and apply those models and techniques in a small scale curriculum development task;
• analyse and evaluate curricula in terms of consistency, transparency, conceptual approach;
• analyze examples of recent research approaches in curriculum studies (macro & meso level) from a methodological perspective
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer
WPO Praktijkopdracht bepaalt 10% van het eindcijfer
ZELF Paper bepaalt 40% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Praktijkopdracht dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie ZELF Paper dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Final grade exists of the following categories:
- Oral exam determines 50% of the final mark
- Individual paper determines 40% of the final mark
- Permanent evaluation (individual tasks during semester) determines 10% of the final mark.
Regarding the second examination period:
The permanent evaluation (10% of the global mark) cannot be part of the second examination period, so the mark will automatically transferred to the second examination period.
The mark for the individual assignment (40% of the global mark) will be automatically transferred to the second examination period if the student passed for this evaluation component. Only if the student didn’t pass (less than 10/20) for the individual assignment, the student can submit a new version of the individual assignment for the second examination period.
The oral exam can be retaken during the second examination period.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de onderwijskunde: Standaard traject
Master in de agogische wetenschappen: profiel onderwijsagogiek
Master of Educational Sciences: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Educatieve master in de gedragswetenschappen: agogische wetenschappen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek)