Course PIPP 1202 · Year I · Summer 2026-2027

Curriculum theory and methodology

Compulsory course in Pedagogy of primary and preschool education, taught by Grigore-Dan Iordachescu.

Overview

Lecturer
Grigore-Dan Iordachescu
Seminar tutor
Grigore-Dan Iordachescu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Education Sciences
Field of study
Pedagogy of primary and preschool education
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Lecture
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, Examples, Conversation, Exercise, Algorithmization, Academic controversy, Case study
Entry requirements
-

Aims

To use correctly and in appropriate contexts the concepts specific to the curriculum theory

To identify all curriculum products and documents

To operate conceptually and methodologically with the types of curriculum in primary and pre-primary education

Course contents

1.The concept of curriculum. Evolution and meaning
2.Curricular structures and typologies
3.Curricular contents
4.Curriculum design and development
5.Curricular management in the system of study credits
6.Curriculum reform in Romania
7.Characteristics of the curriculum in primary and pre-school education

Learning outcomes

1. Identify a curriculum for a class of choice in primary education, study it, note its structure and mark a subject of study provided by this document; 2.Identify the syllabus for the chosen subject in the curriculum, study it, note its structure, highlight the general and specific competencies and mark a topic of your choice in the topics of the subject. 3.Identify a textbook corresponding to the selected subject (cover, table of contents), mark the selected topic in the syllabus and present its content in the textbook. 4.Achieve a set of operational objectives necessary to teach that lesson to the class of students.

Assessment

Develop a portfolio of tools and applications in accordance with the specified requirements as outcomes. 100%

Recommended reading

Learning, Teaching and Assessing in Higher Education: Developing Reflective Practice
Anne Campbell & Lin Norton
Learning Matters, London, 2007 · 5-80
Managing the Curriculum
David Middlewood & Neil Burton
SAGE Publications Ltd, New York, 2001 · 5-100
Curriculum Management: Teaching and Learning
Kellan Sparks (Editor)
Willford Press, London, 2017 · 5-100