Psychological Bases for Curriculum Decisions Individual Differences Accommodations Principles of Learning Behaviorism Humanism Learning Styles Highlighting the Rewards of Learning

Social and Cultural Forces Structures Traditional Curriculum Curriculum Challenges Influences Political Pressures Immediate Communities

QUESTIONS THAT TEACHERS NEED TO ASK DOES THE CONTENT RELATE? HOW CAN I ORGANIZE AND PRESENT? CAN I ORGANIZE IN A LOGICAL SEQUENCE? HOW CAN I RELATE CONTENT TO PUPILS’ EXPERIENCES?

SUBJECT MATTER AND ITS ROLE IN DECISION MAKING WHAT TO TEACH WHEN TO TEACH NEED TO TRY HARDER EXPERIMENTS GUARDING AGAINST PATCHWORK

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING CONTENT VALIDITY SIGNIFICANCE BALANCE OF SURVEY AND DEPTH APPROPRIATENESS DURABILITY RELATIONSHIP OF FACTS AND MAIN CONCEPTS ILLUMINATING WITH DATA

ORGANIZATION SUBJECTS CORRELATION BROAD FIELDS CORE PROGRAMS LIFE SITUATIONS PUPILS’ EXPERIENCE

SPECIAL PROBLEMS SEQUENCE CONTINUITY SCOPE BALANCE

NEW VERSIONS OF SUBJECT MATTER TECHNOLOGY ECOLOGY VALUES “NEW” SEX ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE