The rationale serves as a central link, connecting all other curriculum components. Ideally,
these are also connected to each other, providing consistency and coherence. The metaphor
of the spider web emphasizes the vulnerable nature of a curriculum. Although a spider web
is relatively flexible, it will most certainly rip if certain threads are pulled at more strongly
or more frequently than others. The spider web thus illustrates a familiar expression: every
chain is as strong as its weakest link. It may not be surprising, therefore, that sustainable
curriculum innovation is often extremely difficult to realize.
Curriculum design or innovation can start with any component. Traditionally, the learning
content receives the most attention. Over the past years, new insights and views about
learning have provided a source of inspiration for innovation. Whereas textbooks have been
a significant component of the curriculum for a long time – they were, sometimes, even put
on the same footing – the recent opportunities presented by ict provide a new impulse for
change. The location, also, proves to be a less neutral factor than was often presupposed.
Learning may take place anywhere inside or outside the school building, and the layout of
the learning environment appears to be more influential than presupposed. The time factor
is a classical object of curriculum discussions: how is the always scarce amount of time
distributed across domains and learning tasks?
Naturally, the relevance of the ten components varies for the five curriculum levels
mentioned earlier. At macro level, for example, the ‘what questions’ concerning objectives
and content components usually receive more attention than the ‘how questions’
concerning pedagogy, educational materials, and the learning environment. Also, the
consistency between objectives and content on the one hand and assessment and
examinations on the other is of great importance at the macro level.
At school and classroom level nearly all components play a role. Here, overall consistency is
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of crucial importance for successful and sustainable implementation of innovations. This is
a great challenge. It is an often uphill struggle with much trial and error, while making only
slow progress.
The rationale serves as a central link, connecting all other curriculum components. Ideally,these are also connected to each other, providing consistency and coherence. The metaphorof the spider web emphasizes the vulnerable nature of a curriculum. Although a spider webis relatively flexible, it will most certainly rip if certain threads are pulled at more stronglyor more frequently than others. The spider web thus illustrates a familiar expression: everychain is as strong as its weakest link. It may not be surprising, therefore, that sustainablecurriculum innovation is often extremely difficult to realize.Curriculum design or innovation can start with any component. Traditionally, the learningcontent receives the most attention. Over the past years, new insights and views aboutlearning have provided a source of inspiration for innovation. Whereas textbooks have beena significant component of the curriculum for a long time – they were, sometimes, even puton the same footing – the recent opportunities presented by ict provide a new impulse forchange. The location, also, proves to be a less neutral factor than was often presupposed.Learning may take place anywhere inside or outside the school building, and the layout ofthe learning environment appears to be more influential than presupposed. The time factoris a classical object of curriculum discussions: how is the always scarce amount of timedistributed across domains and learning tasks?Naturally, the relevance of the ten components varies for the five curriculum levelsmentioned earlier. At macro level, for example, the ‘what questions’ concerning objectivesand content components usually receive more attention than the ‘how questions’concerning pedagogy, educational materials, and the learning environment. Also, theconsistency between objectives and content on the one hand and assessment andexaminations on the other is of great importance at the macro level.At school and classroom level nearly all components play a role. Here, overall consistency is13of crucial importance for successful and sustainable implementation of innovations. This isa great challenge. It is an often uphill struggle with much trial and error, while making onlyslow progress.
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