The Authors of This Textbook Define Curriculum as 'An Interrelated

question 11

Essay

The authors of this textbook define curriculum as 'an interrelated set of planned content and experiences in which a student engages within the context of the school and under the guidance of teachers' (p .91). They then go on to amplify and illustrate the meaning of the definition. Explain your understanding of the meaning of each part of this definition and compare and contrast this definition with one other definition of curriculum found in Chapter 6.

Understand how evolutionary theories relate to attachment and development.

Distinguish between the various stages of cognitive development as defined by theorists like Piaget and Erikson.

Understand the impact of attachment on future social interactions and self-esteem.

Comprehend the development of self-sufficiency and the resolution of various psychosocial crises during childhood.

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Definitions:

Experimenter Effects

Unintended influences that the experimenter's presence or actions may have on the results of an experiment.

Single-blind Studies

Experimental studies in which the participants do not know which experimental group they belong to (e.g., control or treatment), but the researchers do.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment, it is the variable that is tested and measured, expected to change as a result of manipulations of the independent variable.

Manipulates

To control or influence something or someone, often in a skillful manner and sometimes in a deceptive way.