TUTORIAL TASK

WEEK 1
By: Khairil & Darrel

Q1. Curriculum is always, in every society, a

reflection of what the people think, feel,
believe, and do.
Elaborate on the above statement and discuss
its implications for administrators and teachers.

Definition
Curriculum:
An educational program which states
the educational purpose of the
program, the content, teaching
procedure and learning
experiences which will be necessary
to achieve this purpose, and some
mean for assessing whether it has
been achieved or not.

Implications
i. Give a more structured and clear
guidelines for administrators and
teachers.
ii. Schools become agent of
socialization.
iii. Accommodating national
aspirations.
iv. Setting a standard for teaching.
v. Teachers will not have the freedom
to choose what is the best for the

Q2. What is the hidden

curriculum? Evaluate the value of
the hidden curriculum to students.

Definition
Hidden curriculum: The implicit
things that are not stated in the
curriculum but being subconsciously
grasped by the students during the
teaching and learning experience.

The values of hidden

curriculum
i. Hidden curriculum provides long
lasting effects to the students in
terms of moral values.
ii. Hidden curriculum plays bigger role
in reconstructing the society.