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DEAR PQI6004: WEEK 3: DESIGNING CURRICULUM

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Dear, PQI6004😍 Its the third week I'm learning you and thanks to this reflection thing. I think I’m clearly understand this week 3’s topic: Curriculum development . I hope misconceptions does not occur againnn. Hopefully. Have you guys ever thought of designing a curriculum? Surely never right unless u have the Minister of Education as your ambition. Just kidding. This looks-simple-yet-complicated thing called ‘curriculum’ is actually very structured. In order to develop them, several things need to be taken care of. And for today, I will tell you how they design this CURRICULUM. There are 3 aspects of learning that are important to design a curriculum, which are;  1. ELEMENTS                                  2. PROCESS               ...

DEAR PQI6004: CURRICULUM

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If I were to be a philosopher , I would coined curriculum as the weapon in education .  "If education is the battlefield, curriculum is its weapon to win the battlefield."  One need to have a proper weapon to win in the battlefield. The best weapon will win the battlefield. In this case, the best planned and the most strategic arranged curriculum, will bring student to excellence in education. Thus, the ministry need to create the best curriculum, so that all Malaysian students can pass with flying colours and excel in education. In addition, teachers as the facilitator really need to facilitate the students throughout this strategic curriculum. Teachers hold a very big role in education. " if curriculum is the weapon, teachers themselves are the strategist" The strategist is the one that will train the army on how to use the weapon efficiently, in order to win the battlefield. In this case, teachers need to plan a very strategic plan so that t...

DEAR PQI6004 : WEEK 2: PRESENTATION, DEFINITION 3

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Throughout my journey as student, I have never wondered who create the curriculum , even the term ‘ curriculum ’ seem unfamiliar to me. After sixteen years of study, after I enrolled in this postgraduate diploma of education, then I learn what the meaning behind ‘ curriculum ’ is. This ten-letter-word seem to hold a very abstract and big meaning in education. Theoretically, curriculum itself have 6 definition. Last week, my group was responsible to present the third definition of curriculum that defined curriculum is  'all planned learnings for which the school is responsible .' Malaysia’s school followed this definition as all schools in Malaysia are using the same syllabus and curriculum according to the Malaysia Ministry of Education (MOE). Once, when Malaysia MOE changed the syllabus from Bahasa Melayu to English and vice versa, all the schools in Malaysia just followed the instruction without any objection.   Giat MARA is an example of institution th...