A REVIEW OF CRITERIA FOR CONTENT SELECTION IN PRIMARY EDUCATION CURRICULUM. (IN IRAN)

Year 2014, Volume: 1 , 112 - 116, 31.05.2014

Ghahraman Madadlou Khadijeh Rasulli Gharaaını

Abstract

Content as an element
of the curriculum plays a very important role in achieving the goals of
education in society and is viewed as a key element in all approaches and
perspectives. In view of the importance of content in curriculum
decision-making, different criteria and measures have been offered by experts
for its selection and development. This article was aimed at reviewing and
analyzing these criteria and measures along with providing a set of practical
criteria to select curriculum content in primary education. In this paper,
after analyzing the content of books and articles available, criteria for
content selection based on scientific principles of curriculum development was
presented under three categories as consolidated content criteria.In
philosophical criteria, appropriateness of content with the values and goals,
scientific disciplines, and valid knowledge, in psychological criteria,overall
growth including physical growth,etc., attention to specificlearning problems,
interests and talents, and the needs of learners, in social and cultural
criteria, cultural heritage, issues and needs of the local and national
community, ethnic and cultural characteristics and appropriateness withglobal
issues and communications,and in economic criteria, fitness ofcontent with the
facilities available in the school and the region, appropriateness of content
with the budget and operating costs have been recognized andpresented as
criteria for the appropriateness of content selection.

Keywords

Content, Content Selection, CurriculumPrinciples

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