CSP4801 Assignment
3 2024
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, CSP4801 Assignment 3 2024
1. Summarise the main ideas of the positivist, interpretivist, critical and post-
structuralist curriculum as set out in chapter 1 of your textbook. Present your
answer in table format. (25) Marking guide: Criteria Description Marks
Understanding of Positivist Curriculum Demonstrates a comprehensive
understanding, accurately summarising main ideas with clear examples 5
Understanding of Interpretivist Curriculum Provides a thorough and nuanced
summary, including relevant examples and key concepts 5 Understanding of
Critical Curriculum Offers an in-depth summary, effectively capturing key
concepts and their implications 5 Understanding of Post-Structuralist
Curriculum Provides a detailed and precise summary, accurately presenting
complex ideas and their implications 5 Overall Presentation and Clarity
Presents information in a highly organised and coherent manner, with clear
distinctions between different curriculum approaches 5 Total Marks 25
here's a table summarizing the main ideas of the positivist, interpretivist, critical, and
post-structuralist curriculum approaches:
Curriculum Main Ideas and Examples
Approach
- Objective Reality: Reality exists independently of human
perception.<br>- Scientific Method: Emphasis on empirical
Positivist observation, experimentation, and quantification.<br>-
Curriculum Example: STEM education focuses on measurable outcomes
and replicable experiments.
- Subjective Interpretation: Reality is socially constructed and
understood through human experiences.<br>- Qualitative
Interpretivist Methods: Emphasizes understanding meanings and
Curriculum contexts.<br>- Example: Humanities and social sciences, where
interpretation of texts and cultures is central.
- Power Relations: Education reflects and perpetuates social
Critical
inequalities and power structures.<br>- Emancipation: Aims to
Curriculum
empower marginalized groups and promote social justice.<br>-
3 2024
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, CSP4801 Assignment 3 2024
1. Summarise the main ideas of the positivist, interpretivist, critical and post-
structuralist curriculum as set out in chapter 1 of your textbook. Present your
answer in table format. (25) Marking guide: Criteria Description Marks
Understanding of Positivist Curriculum Demonstrates a comprehensive
understanding, accurately summarising main ideas with clear examples 5
Understanding of Interpretivist Curriculum Provides a thorough and nuanced
summary, including relevant examples and key concepts 5 Understanding of
Critical Curriculum Offers an in-depth summary, effectively capturing key
concepts and their implications 5 Understanding of Post-Structuralist
Curriculum Provides a detailed and precise summary, accurately presenting
complex ideas and their implications 5 Overall Presentation and Clarity
Presents information in a highly organised and coherent manner, with clear
distinctions between different curriculum approaches 5 Total Marks 25
here's a table summarizing the main ideas of the positivist, interpretivist, critical, and
post-structuralist curriculum approaches:
Curriculum Main Ideas and Examples
Approach
- Objective Reality: Reality exists independently of human
perception.<br>- Scientific Method: Emphasis on empirical
Positivist observation, experimentation, and quantification.<br>-
Curriculum Example: STEM education focuses on measurable outcomes
and replicable experiments.
- Subjective Interpretation: Reality is socially constructed and
understood through human experiences.<br>- Qualitative
Interpretivist Methods: Emphasizes understanding meanings and
Curriculum contexts.<br>- Example: Humanities and social sciences, where
interpretation of texts and cultures is central.
- Power Relations: Education reflects and perpetuates social
Critical
inequalities and power structures.<br>- Emancipation: Aims to
Curriculum
empower marginalized groups and promote social justice.<br>-
