What is curcurriculum mapping?
What is curcurriculum mapping?
Curriculum mapping is a method to align instruction with desired goals and program outcomes. It can also be used to explore what is taught and how. The map or matrix:
What is Curriculum Mapping and why is it important?
Curriculum mapping is a method to align instruction with desired goals and program outcomes. It can also be used to explore what is taught and how. The map or matrix: Documents what is taught and when
What is a curriculum table?
It’s a table with one column for each learning outcome and one row for each course or required event/experience (or vice versa: each row contains a course and each column lists a learning outcome). EXCERPT FROM A HYPOTHETICAL BIOLOGY PROGRAM CURRICULUM MATRIX
What is a searchable curriculum database?
A searchable database, created after the CM data was uploaded into an electronic curriculum management system, was used to ensure placing, integrating, evaluating and revising the curricular content appropriately.
Curriculum mapping can be used as an opportunity to track more than just courses and outcomes. Since the unit is taking the time to gather data on the program as a whole, it is a great opportunity to track other elements of the curriculum that might be of interest to the unit.
What is methodmapping the curriculum?
Mapping the curriculum (which could be just core required courses, or core and elective courses) allows units to identify curricular gaps, where outcomes are not currently being taught and/or assessed, and curricular redundancies, where outcomes are taught in multiple courses without a rationale for the overlap.
How do I Share my curriculum map with my admin?
You don’t have to hand-deliver a paper to your admin. You create the map, click a button, and send it. This is also convenient when you work with colleagues who teach the same (or similar) subjects. Sharing your curriculum map gets everyone on the same page and primes you for success.
What are the advantages of Curriculum Mapping programs?
They all have the same general advantage, so your options boil down to your preferences and customer reviews. Some of the most popular curriculum mapping programs are: These providers make it easy for you to lay out the classes, units, lessons, and assessments that you need to plan to meet different standards.
