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Pac/M 530: Curriculum Development Question Paper

Pac/M 530: Curriculum Development

Course:Master Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTIONAL BASED PROGRAMMES (IBP)
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION
(PART TIME)

PAC/M 530: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

DATE: Friday, 29th August, 2008

TIME: 2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any other THREE from 2, 3, 4, 5.
1,
Explain the following terms as used in the Curriculum Development process:

a)
Trialpacling (piloting) of a curriculum.

(3 marks)
b)
Curriculum development
(3 marks)

c)
Foundations of curriculum
(2 marks)
d)
Curriculum implementation
(2 marks)

2.
What is a Broad Fields curriculum design? Describe:

a)
The structure of a Broad Fields curriculum
(5 marks)

b)
The reason (rationale) for a Broad Fields Curriculum
(5 marks)

c)
Advantages of a Broad Fields
Curriculum (10 marks)

3.
Discuss the influence of politics on the process of curriculum development (20 marks)

4.
Free basic education is a strategy to implement the concept of education as a basic
human right. Discuss the role of education:
a)
As an empowerment of the individual human being.
(10 marks)
b) In the development of society. (10 marks)

5.
Discuss the sources and importance of objectives in the process of curriculum
development. (20 marks)

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