table 19.3 Progression of curriculum Matched with Characteristics of Staff
Characteristics Low Moderate High
Staff Characteristics
Commitment to Low commitment to Would like to make Eager to make change curriculum change change change Level of thinking about Low ability to think Can think of some Has many suggestions curriculum about possible changes possible changes Expertise in curriculum Low expertise in how Does not know how to Knows how to proceed procedures to proceed write curriculum
curriculum Characteristics
Developers outside developed but Outside developers Internally developed by
substantially revised by team of teachers with
team of teachers led by specialists as resource
Specialists
Format Behavioral objective Eclectic format using Results only, with
highly structured behavior objectives. suggested activities
webbing
Development Imitative, with allow To be mutually adapted To be discussed and
ance for minor changed continually
revisions