WEEK 6 REFLECTION

The lecture started after we were having Eid Mubarak break which is on the fifth week of the lecture. Our lecturer continuing to deliver the proposed topic of the week, but before we jump in the topic, Miss Soinim stressed on this topic which is related to our group assignment that need to be submitted on week 8.

This week topic was discussed by our respective lecturer is “curriculum theory and practice”. What did I understand with the explanation from our lecturer is, there have four ways to approach curriculum theory and practice namely, curriculum as a syllabus to be transmitted, curriculum as a product, curriculum as a process, and the last one is curriculum as praxis. Our lecturer showed some of the notes to strengthen our understanding of this topic because we seem like have no idea of what actually it means. By the four approaches discussed, I can summarize that curriculum as a product is a way to recognized that any statement that need to be change if it is not appropriate with the school or environmental settings. Furthermore, there is a 7 step stated in getting the product that have been elaborated by the lecturer. Our lecturer explained that there is a pro and cons while taking curriculum as a product. For instance, it is good for having a specific and significant aims to achieve but literally learners can’t do what they love and have no freedom to do and it just limited on what they need to learn and what they told to do. Meanwhile, curriculum as a process stressed on the involvement of the learner itself where they have an interaction with their teacher, peers, and the knowledge. Our lecturer asked on what approaches are appropriate to use whether curriculum as a product or curriculum as a process, and we answer curriculum as a process is more reliable because learners are able to demonstrate and do it themselves. It is not important on how it looks but the experience is the keys. By repetition and continuous guidance, they will get it perfectly.

Before we dismissed, Miss Soinim summarized the whole topic to see if we get the knowledge deliver and asked us to submit the group assignment on time. Overall, I got my knowledge broaden with this week lecture and it helps a lot in designing our own curriculum and appropriate ways to approach curriculum theory and practice.