Definition of Content:
Curriculum content simply means the totality of what is to be taught in a.school
system.It can be in form of knowledge, skills, attitude and values that
learnersare exposed to. Content involves subject matter drawn on the basis of
problems, themes or topics cutting across traditional subjects
Learning experience refers to anv interaction course, program or other experience in
which learning takes place, whether it occurs in traditional academic setting (schools
classrooms)_or non-traditional academic setting (outside of school locations, outdoor
environment or whether it include traditional educational interactions (students
learning from teachers and professors) or nontraditional interactions (student learning
through games and interactive software applications).It also develops the three domain of learning
namely cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills and considers the cultural
aspect of the learners particularly, if your learners come from different cultural
background and races then the content must be cultural sensitive
1.These organization of learning experience and content is based on the
cumulative development_behavior the learners gradually experience during the
educational process
Content and learning experience are organized in two relationship bases; yertical_and
horizontal relationship;
Vertical organization is the arrangement of learning experiences and content
over a time sequence access classes in the same subject.Variety: Learners are different and learn, in different ways base on their interest
and ability therefore varied learning experience must be provided to help them
comprehend
Interest: So that the desired objectives can be achieve and also for learners to
demand pleasure learning experiences from tem must be of great interest to the
learner.This is done when the students
or learners are given the chance to experiment, observe and carryout field study
Significance: The content is significant if it is selected and organized for the
developed of learning activities, skills, processes and attitude that will help in
solving the problem of the country.Knowledge, Knowledge, whereby whereby learners
can put what they have learnt into practice life activities
Consistency with Social Realities: This means that content should be chosen
based on the fact that they relates toour present social needs economic and
political situation.It is an activity which may be planned by the
class or teacher but perform by the learner for the purpose of achieving some
important learning objectives
There are various types of activities that can be performed by the learners in the study
of various school subjects to enhance learning.For
instance,there should be a relationship between the knowledge acquired in
biology and that of agricultural science, the knowledge and skills acquired in
economics lessons can enhance that of political science within the same class
There are certain criteria that must be met in organizing learning experience and
content.Continuity: It is the recurrin emphasis on the learners experience on a
particular element or kind of activities, until mastery is achieved.With mastery,
learners develop progressively, systematically and naturally, with new knowledge
building on earlier acquired knowledge and thus learners can gain competence
2.Validity: The content of the curriculum is valid if it promotes the outcome that it
is intended to promote.It is also the authenticity of the subject matter or content
selected,to make sure the topics are not obsolete, for this to be achieve, there
should be a regular check on the curriculum content and replace it if necessary
2.Self-sufficiency: This criterion helps learners attain maximum self-sufficiency at
the most economical manner or content selection.Content must be acceptable to the culture and belief system of
the people
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING LEARNING EXPERIENCE:
The condition for selecting learning experiences by the experts must base on
the recent or modern principles of learning.Validity: Learning experience is valid when it related objectives are in any of the
three domains; cognitive affective and psychomotor.Integration: It_refers to t he relationship among learning experiences which
brings about a unified view, and behavior is a horizontal relationship which cut
across several subjects and the areas of student's life.These criteria are:
1.1.3.4.