EDU61034 Curriculum Development Final Assessment Question 2026

EDU61034 Final Assessment Question

You are a Curriculum Coordinator tasked with addressing a critical, non-technological literacy gap in a specific educational context (e.g., falling reading comprehension scores, weak foundational numeracy, or lack of civic awareness). Over the next 7 days, you will progressively build a Curriculum Implementation Blueprint that outlines a targeted strategy to address this gap, utilizing the Implementation as a Change Process framework.

Daily Progressive Instructions & Deliverables

Students will write a daily log or accumulate their work into a single file over 7 days. Each phase builds directly on the previous day’s analysis.

Day 1: Problem Identification & Contextual Analysis:

Focus: Environmental Scanning.

Select one specific, non-technological literacy issue within a chosen educational context (Primary, Secondary, or Higher Education).

• Write a brief context narrative (250 words) detailing the setting, the specific literacy gap (e.g., student inability to perform deep structural text analysis, or weak oral articulation in second-language learners), and why traditional textbook approaches are failing.

Day 2: Minor Adjustments (Substitution & Alteration):

Focus: Low-Friction Changes.

Propose the first two levels of change to address your identified problem:

• Substitution: Identify one specific element you will completely swap out (e.g., replacing a static textbook unit with a series of authentic, localized peer-reviewed articles).
• Alteration: Detail a minor addition to the existing programme that requires minimal retraining but adds value (e.g., introducing a 10-minute daily “Socratic peer-discussion” routine into the existing timetable).

Day 3: Managing Disruptions (Perturbations):

Focus: Tactical Adaptation.

Anticipate a structural disruption that your proposed changes might cause to the school’s daily routine (e.g., changes to class scheduling, shifting time allocations across subjects, or classroom physical re-arrangements).

• Explain the nature of this Perturbation and outline two proactive adjustments you, as the coordinator, will implement to prevent it from derailing the ongoing curriculum.

Day 4: Systemic Overhaul (Restructuring):

Focus: Macro-Level Design.

Move beyond individual classrooms to the institutional level. Design a Restructuring change.

• You must introduce fresh ideas for teaching positions or structural workflows. For example, design a collaborative teaching framework where language instructors and subject-matter instructors co-teach, or introduce differentiated staffing roles (e.g., Literacy Lead Teachers) to support the new curriculum model.

Day 5: Shifting Ideologies (Changes in Value Orientation):

Focus: Stakeholder Buy-In.

This is the most critical phase for sustainability. Identify the core ideologies or deep-rooted beliefs held by your teachers that might conflict with this new literacy curriculum (e.g., “teaching to the test” vs. “holistic literacy”).

• Outline a strategic plan to shift the value domains of the major players. Address how you will move them from compliance to genuine acceptance so the changes do not become transient.

Day 6: Synthesis & Implementation Timeline:

Focus: Cohesion.

Consolidate your findings from Days 1–5 into a cohesive, structured strategic matrix. Ensure there is a clear, logical thread showing how your Substitution and Alteration feed into your Restructuring and Value Orientation strategies. Highlight potential points of friction between the daily operations and macro-level changes.

Day 7: Final Blueprint Submission & Reflection: 

Focus: Evaluation.

Finalize your Blueprint document. Attach a 300-word Meta-Reflection answering this:

• As a curriculum leader, which type of change do you anticipate will face the stiffest resistance from your specific faculty, and what personal leadership style will you deploy to sustain it?