Taba’s Grassroots Rational Model: Part 1

1.Tyler’s approach starts from bottom to top while Taba’s approach starts from top-bottom.

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2. Taba introduced the concept of continuity, and he developed a cyclical model which shows that evaluation is not final stage of curriculum development.

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3. Taba’s approach believes in allowing the curriculum to be developed and/or authored by the higher authorities.

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4. Taba’s grassroots approach is an inductive approach.

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5. In Taba’s Model, teacher is expected to begin each curriculum by building to a general to creating specific teaching-learning units.

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6. Teachers starts the process by identifying the needs of the students.

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7. Taba’s grassroots rational model is the most famous modernist model of curriculum development that specifies the four main components of the curriculum.

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8. Taba’s model is a modified version of standard-based curriculum development model.

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9. The contents and objectives should only correspond to one another. Validity and significance are not needed.

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10. Taba’s model is cyclical model which promotes the continued improvement by incorporating new information.

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