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The approach to curriculum development presented in this book remains as relevant and helpful to educators today as when it was originally published in 1949. The new foreword by leading education scholar Peter S. Hlebowitsh makes that clear and also shows how the book fits with today s nationwide effort to revise curricula based on the Common Core Standards. The four sections of the book deal with selecting educational objectives, identifying learning experiences that will achieve those objectives, organizing instructional plans, and evaluating the effectiveness of the resulting curriculum. Tyler emphasizes the fact that curriculum planning is a continuous cyclical process, involving constant replanning, redevelopment, and reappraisal.
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About the author
Ralph W. Tyler (1902-94) was an American educator who worked in the field of assessment and evaluation. He served on or advised a number of bodies that set guidelines for the expenditure of federal funds and influenced the underlying policy of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Tyler chaired the committee that eventually developed the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). He was professor of education and dean of the Division of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago.
Summary
Presents the concept that curriculum should be dynamic, a program under constant evaluation and revision. This book shows how educators can approach curriculum planning, studying progress and retooling when needed. It explains that curriculum planning is a continuous, cyclical process, an instrument of education that needs to be fine-tuned.
