Wheeler Curriculum Model

WHEELER CURRICULUM MODEL Curriculum Model Curriculum Model is defined as a plan of action that can be employed to structure a subject or knowledge area from a theory into practice.

Wheeler Model In Wheeler or cyclic Model, curriculum is a continuous cycle responding to the changes within education where any new information or practice will bring changes. It undertakes situational analysis whereby the context or situation in which curriculum decisions are to be taken is thoroughly studied. This help curriculum developers take correct decisions thus encouraging active participation of staffs in school based curriculum.

Aims, Goals and Objectives Aims covers all the experiences provided in the curriculum. Goals are tied to specific subjects or group of content within the

curriculum; while Objectives describe more specific outcomes as a result of lessons or instructions delivered at a classroom.

Learning experiences Learning experiences is an activity which the learners engages in which the results in his behavior.

Content Content is what we teach. It must be related to validity, significance, utility, interest and learnability.

Evaluation The former have clear objectives and aligned assessment strategies designed to test how well students have achieved the learning outcomes. Wheeler model sets the school objectives as final steps in as well as the first.

Advantages of Wheeler model Wheeler or Cyclic model present the curriculum design process as  Continuing activity.  Incorporates new information into the curriculum.  Views curriculum elements as interrelated and interdependent.  Has feedback mechanism.  Emphasize on the situational analysis.  Evaluate at a stage where its findings are feedback into the objectives.

Disadvantages of Wheeler model Wheeler model has received criticisms.  It is time consuming.

 It is difficult to locate.  It is not different from objective model.  It seems to lack of procedure between organizing and integrating learning experiences, content and evaluation.