HED4802
Assignment 02 2025
[40% of year mark]
Name: [Your Name] |
Student No:
QUESTION 1
The Influence of Knowledge Paradigms on Curriculum Design and
Implementation
The process of curriculum design is not a neutral undertaking in that it is
highly influenced by philosophical paradigm which determines the
understanding and teaching of knowledge. There are four important
paradigms including positive, interpretivism, critical theory and post
structuralism which shapes the objectives of curriculum studies, knowledge to
be selected, teaching approaches and evaluation.
1. Positivism
Assignment 02 2025
[40% of year mark]
Name: [Your Name] |
Student No:
QUESTION 1
The Influence of Knowledge Paradigms on Curriculum Design and
Implementation
The process of curriculum design is not a neutral undertaking in that it is
highly influenced by philosophical paradigm which determines the
understanding and teaching of knowledge. There are four important
paradigms including positive, interpretivism, critical theory and post
structuralism which shapes the objectives of curriculum studies, knowledge to
be selected, teaching approaches and evaluation.
1. Positivism
