Teaching Curriculum and Instruction to the Undergraduate Students at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Katsina State Nigeria

Abstract

Curriculum, whether defined as a plan for achieving a goal or a field
of study, has crucially affected the life of both teachers and students in
school premises. Based on this notion, a course titled ‘curriculum and
instruction' is introduced for the second year Education students (200
level students) at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University to equip them with
two basic ideas regarding the field. First, to introduce them to the
various definitions of curriculum, its domains, foundations, principles
and most likely current and evolving issues to be considered in
curriculum planning and development. Second, the course aims at
bringing into the cognizance of the learners about the distinction
between teaching and instruction; and how the two help teachers in
delivering curriculum content. The course immensely helps to the
extent that at the end of second year, majority of the Education students
are able to define basic concepts in the field of curriculum; explain
different methods of teaching and how they have paramount influence
in terms of delivering curriculum content.

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