2. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to
1. Enumerate and explain the contributions to the development of the
curriculum of Franklin Bobbit, Werrett Charters and William
Kilpartick;
2. Name the steps of Hilda Taba’s Curriculum Model;
3. Identify the advantages and limitations of Taba’s Model; and
4. Explain how Taba’s Model is currently used in curriculum design.
5. Taba’s Contributions to the
Curriculum
• Educators should see learning as a dynamic,
interactive phenomenon that is informed by the
developing field of cognitive psychology.
• Education for democracy is a critical component of the
contemporary curriculum, hence the curriculum
should promote experiential education.
• Student Evaluation, particularly social attitudes.
6. Evaluation of Social Sensitivity
• Eight-Year study with Ralph Tyler
• Evaluated curriculum goals on social responsibility and
cooperative behavior.
• Group activities
• Informal conversations
• Anecdotal records
• Provided authentic alternatives to paper and pencil testing.
7. Intergroup/ Intercultural Education
• A response to the anti-racism movement.
• Tackled issues of newcomers (immigrants), economic
instability, housing patterns, and community relations
using Taba’s interactive curriculum.
• This served as a landmark to social education and the
multi-cultural education project in the 70’s and 80’s.
8. Taba’s Curriculum Model
Taba’s View of the Curriculum
• Taba defines the curriculum as containing a statement
of aims and specific objectives. This leads to the
selection of content, and it implies manners of
teaching and learning. It also involves an evaluation of
outcomes.
9. Taba’s Curriculum Model
Taba’s Philosophical Ideas on Curriculum Development
• Social Process
• Curriculum Reconstruction is a long term process.
• Bottom to Top curriculum arrangement.
• Curriculum should be based on the Principles of
Democratic Guidance.
13. What are the benefits of Taba’s
Curriculum Model?
•Tap’s on the learners’ HOTS.
•Builds comprehension skills.
•Gifted learners will thrive with the
opportunities to explore questions.
•Questioning is open ended. No right
or wrong response.
•Collaborative
•Healthy classroom discussions.
15. Limitations of Taba’s Model
•Open ended aspect.
•Without a clear direction, it might be
difficult for teachers to plan ahead.
•Difficult to adapt for all subjects.
•Text must be chosen in advance.
16. Application of Taba’s
Curriculum Model
Taba’s model is currently used in most
curriculum designs.
• Identifying the needs of the students.
• Developing objectives.
• Selecting instructional method.
• Organizing learning experiences.
17. “Curriculum should help children
make deeper and fuller
understanding of their own
experience.”
Lillian Katz
