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PAGS 6113 ARTS EDUCATION CURRICULUM DESIGN 3 CREDITS

Synopsis

This course explores the historical and contemporary perspectives of children‟s artistic development.
The aims, among which, are to examine the relationships between children‟s intellectual growth, creative ability
and making art responses. Among the main topics discussed are history and theories of children‟s art,
characteristics and development of children‟s strategies in art, and children as art critics.

Assesment Method : Continuous assessment (Assignments; small scale research;
presentations): 70%, Exam: 30%

Medium of Instruction : Malay and English Language

Main References
Schiller, W. (2000) (ed.). Thinking through the arts. Singapore: Harwood Academic Publishers
Cox, M. (1992). Children’s drawings. London: Penguin Books
Golomb, C. (1992). The child’s creation of pictorial world. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press

PAGS 6114 CURRICULUM DESIGN FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION 3 CREDITS

Synopsis

This course aims to give students in-depth knowledge about the fundamental design of the curriculum
and the diversity of orientations that influence the design of educational curriculum of social science disciplines,
including History, Geography, Commerce, Economics, Accounting and Educational Values / Moral. Students will
be taught to analyze complexity in current curriculum development and curriculum of the future. Detailed studies
will be conducted on the social organization of science education curricula, such as the preparation according to
subjects or disciplines, objectives-based approach, integrated approach, a holistic approach, the spiral
approach, thematic approach, and others. Focus will also be given to discussions on new challenges and impact
on social science education curriculum in information technology, globalization and human capital formation.

Assesment Method : Continuous assessment (Presentation,Test, Assignment): 70%,
Examination: 30%

Medium of Instruction : Malay and English Language

Main References
Allan C. Ornstein, Edward F. Pajak & Stacey B. Ornstein. (2009). Contemporary issues in curriculum. 4th.ed.
Boston: Pearson
Colin J. Marsh & George Willis (2007). Curriculum: Alternative approaches, ongoing issues. 4th ed. Merrill
Prentice Hall: Pearson.
Allan C. Ornstein & Francis P. Hunkins. (1998). Curriculum: Foundations, princilples, and issues. 3rd ed. Boston:
Allyn & Bacon.
Jackson P.W. (ed) (1992). Handbook for research in curriculum. New York: Mac Millan Publishing Company.
Shaver, J.S. (1991). Handbook on research on social studies, teaching and learning. New York: MacMillan.

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