Curriculum Mapping Review



Curriculum Mapping Review

Introduction

Curriculum is something that entails knowledge worthwhile for the development of the young mind. The purpose of the school's should be to provide children with a learning environment that makes them love the exercise of learning. It should be to instill in them the value that the purpose of education is to learn and be a learner for life. It is essentially a document that defines the structure of subjects, the sequence of the study and the total amount of allotted time for this. The curriculum entails a complete list of subjects by grade level, the number of hours (lessons) to be allocated to each item of the week, the academic year and for all years of education, such as the native language, mathematics, physical education, etc., periods of production practice, camp fees, and the duration of school term and holidays (Cloin, 1998). It thus, regulates the structure of the school year and determines the general order of classes. It includes the teaching goals, summary of the course contents, type and number of learning controls (egg oral or written tests); these are often treated separately in so-called examination regulations, where appropriate a list of basic literature (textbook list) and more recently, competencies such as the methods, material and expertise that will reach students, it is also referred as an educational plan.

Scope of the Paper

The paper shall review and evaluate the curriculum mapping done initially. It will present a self-critique of my progress as a curriculum developer. The analysis would identify the activities identified in the curriculum mapping phase and identify the educational theories employed along with the reflective perspective.

Discussion

The notion behind deep curriculum alignment means the practice of teaching beyond any particular test at higher levels of cognition, than any other specific tests, so that the students are prepared not only for the present arrangement of tests but they also become familiar with alternative test content as well as different formats. Deep alignment continues the notion of congruence of curriculum and test content; however, it does not confine levels of learning to skills, tested knowledge, or the applications of knowledge, rather it retains the initial congruence among any particular test or any specific curriculum (Brundrett, 2011). The matter of curriculum alignment has been found to be very important in the studies pertaining to urban schooling system, that have been able to progress on closing the achievement gap.

The curriculum is mapped based on 4 weeks and includes five activities in total.

The first learning outcome is understanding numbers and its operations based on the first chapter of the course. The activities that will be done to fulfill these learning outcomes would be by using worksheets. Worksheets help in understanding the numbers better and evaluate their operation and relationships. Next activity to reinforce understanding of the topic would be on homework. Homework assists in clearing the concepts of students to check if they are able to resolve problems without assistance. Such activity help gauge the understanding of the ...