Dimensions And Principles Design Flashcards
What are the BASSIC dimensions of curriculum design?
Balance Articulation Scope Sequence Integration Continuity
Four different elements of the curriculum
Objectives
Contents
Activities
Evaluation
Equitable assignment of content, time, experiences and other elements
Balance
Vertically or horizontally
Articulation
Example of vertical articulation
Contents are arranged from level to level or grade to grade so lower level is connected to higher level
Example of horizontal articulation
When the association is among or between elements that happen at the same time like social studies in grade 6 is related to science in grade 6
Divided into chunks called units, sub-units, chapters or sub-chapters
Scope
A vertical relationship among the elements of the curriculum
Sequence
Smith, Stanley and Shore introduced the four principles for sequence
Simple to Complex
Prerequisite learning
Whole to part learning
Chronological learning
Posner and Rudnitsky (1994) presented five major principles for organizing content in units, which can also be applied to a curriculum. What are these five major principles?
World related
Inquiry related
Learning related
Concept related
World related sequence pertain to
Space
Time
Physical attributes