Taba+Model

=Taba Model =

The Taba Model of curriculum development was developed by Hilda Taba in the 1960’s. Taba felt that teachers should have more control over the development of curriculum, instead of having curriculum experts from outside the school creating the curriculum. Ornstein & Hunkins (2009) noted that “Taba felt that a curriculum should be designed by its users” (pg. 215).
 * Description of the Approach **

The Taba Model has seven stages of implementation. Those stages as outlined by Ornstein & Hunkins (2009)  are:  1. Diagnosis of needs.  2. Formulation of objectives.  3. Selection of content.  4. Organization of content  5. Selections of learning experiences.  6. Organization of learning activities.  7. Evaluation and means of evaluation.

Hilda Taba
 * Main Researchers **

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 * Information Resources **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Lunenburg, F. C. (2011). Curriculum development; inductive models. Retrieved from http://www.nationalforum.com/Electronic Journal Volumes/Lunenburg, Fred C. Curriculum Development-Inductive Models-Schooling V2 N1 2011.pdf

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Ornstein, A. C., & Hunkins, F. P. (2009). Curriculum: Foundations, principles, and issues. Boston,MA: Allyn & Bacon.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">The Taba is described as a grass-roots model that requires curriculum to be developed by teachers. This means teachers must be well acquainted with all national and state level standards in order to develop a rigorous curriculum. This can be overwhelming for a classroom teacher to complete, because would need to be very knowledgeable about all aspects of the national and state standards. Lunenburg (2011) stated that “at the same time that objectives, content, and learning experiences are being selected and organized, teaching strategies must also be planned and developed”(pg. 3). Curriculum leaders should be aware of this aspect of the Taba Model as this can be difficult for teachers who are already pressed for time.
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