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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
COURSE CODE: EDU 703
COURSE TITLE: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: THEORY & PRACTICE
EDU 703 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: THEORY & PRACTICE
COURSE
GUIDE
EDU 703
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: THEORY & PRACTICE
Course Developer Dr. Emmanuel Atanda Adeoye
Faculty of Education
University of Ilorin,
Ilorin
Course Writers Dr. Emmanuel Atanda Adeoye
Faculty of Education
University of Ilorin,
Ilorin
Course Editor Prof. O. Alaezi
Centre for Continuing Education &
Workplace Training,
NOUN, Lagos
Programme Leader Dr. (Mrs) M. E. Aina
School of Education
National Open University of Nigeria
Lagos
Course Co-ordinator Inegbedion, Juliet O. (Ms)
School of Education
National Open University of Nigeria
Lagos
NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
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EDU 703 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: THEORY & PRACTICE
National Open University of Nigeria
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National Open University of Nigeria 2006
First Printed 2006
ISBN: 978-058-098-0
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EDU 703 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: THEORY & PRACTICE
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
Introduction ………………………………….............… 1
What you will learn in this course.......………………….. 1-2
Course Aims ...........…………………………………...... 2
Course Objectives …………………………………….. 3
Working Through This Course.......……………………… 3
Course Materials.........…………………………............... 3 - 4
Modules and Units ……………...……………………... 4 - 7
Set Text Books …………………………………………. 7 - 8
Assignment File.....……………………………………… 8
Presentation Schedule........……………………………… 8
Assessment................…………………………….....…… 8
Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA)…………………...... 8
Final Examination and Grading……………………........ 9
Course Marking Scheme.............……………………….. 9
How to Get The Most From This Course………….......... 9
Tutors and Tutorials …………………………………..... 10
Summary……………………………………................... 10 - 11
INTRODUCTION
From society to society, and from primordial times to the present
millennium, human beings have always passed on the knowledge,
culture and traditions of their age to the younger ones for two purposes:
one, to enable the young ones integrate into the society and two, to
ensure the continuity and survival of human society. What is
transmitted, however changes from time to time because society is
dynamic. Man has progressed from a mere fruit gatherer, to a highly
successful mechanised farmer growing his own fruits; he has progressed
from rubbing two stones together to make fire and light, to producing
electricity at thermal stations where fire burns at several thousands of
centigrade degrees! Man has done all this by educating his young ones.
Nowadays, the task of integrating the young ones into the society, which
begins from home, is given mainly to schools where professional
teachers expose learners to various learning experiences or existing
body of knowledge possessed by the society.
In Nigeria, the education of the younger ones has passed through three
distinct stages; namely: the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial
periods respectively. This means that curriculum, what the learners and
teachers do in school, has changed (and is still changing) according to
the needs of the society at any particular time. In these course units, you
will get to know how modern curriculum is designed and implemented,
and know your place as an agent for curriculum implementation.
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