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Definition of Curriculum It refers to the arrangement of the elements of curriculum. The four elements are; 1. )intent (aims, goals and objective) 2.)subject matter or content 3.)learning experiences 4.) evaluation

Posner (1997) Provided an enlightening idea on how differentiate these two related terms in curriculum as he classified the activity of arranging  curriculum elements or contents in two. According to him ,there is a macro and a micro level of organizing curriculum contents

Level of organizing curriculum contents(macro and micro)'''

Macro level Macro level deals with arranging or organizing the total curriculum from philosophy down to contents of different subjects. Macro level can be referred to function of curriculum design.

Micro level Micro level deals with organizing the content of a specific subject or discipline -micro level is a function of curriculum organization

Different Curriculum Designs

1.Subject-centered -Subject designs -Academic disciplines design

2.Learner-centered Activity and experience design Humanistic design

3. Problem-based Thematic Problem design

4.)Core learning

Core design National core curriculum design

Reference book The Teacher and the School Curriculum There are two forces that influence curriculum design:

Vertical organization(sequence) Horizontal organization (scope and integration