Development connotes changes which are systematic. A change for the better means any alteration, modification, or improvement of existing condition. To produce positive changes, development should be purposeful, planned, and progressive. This is how curriculum evolves,
Some authors define curriculum as the total effort of the school to
bring about desired outcomes in the school and out-of-school situations. It is
also defined as a sequence of potential experiences set up in school for the
purpose of disciplining children and youth in group ways of thinking and acting
Howel and Evans (1995) define curriculum as standard set of learning outcomes
or task that educators usually call goals and objectives, while other writers
define curriculum as‖ the what of teaching‖, or listing of subjects to be taught in school.
Curriculum is a document which describes as structured series of
learning objectives and outcomes for a given subject matter/ area. It includes
a specification of what should be learned, how it should be taught, and the
plan for implementing/ assessing the learning.
Curriculum Development, therefore, may be defines as the process of
selecting, organizing, executing and evaluating the learning experiences on the
basis of the nature of the society or community. It is a continuous process for
the possibilities of improving the teaching-learning situation. Its goal is a
positive change; process and transformation in the lives of the learners based
on the schools mission and goals.