Question

Identify the curriculum in which a widening of subject matter in every years well as linkage is ensured for continuity of the topic :

• A. Core curriculum
• B. Concentric curriculum
• C. Hidden curriculum
• D. Spiral curriculum

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Spiral curriculum

• Spiral curriculum, a concept widely attributed to Jerome Bruner, refers to a curriculum design in which key concepts are presented repeatedly throughout the curriculum, but with deepening layers of complexity, or in different applications.

• A spiral curriculum is one in which there is an iterative revisiting of topics, subjects or themes throughout the course.

• A spiral curriculum is not simply the repetition of a topic taught.

• It requires also the deepening of it, with each succes- sive encounter building on the previous one.