Tyler+Model

**Sara Stec** **Tyler Model-developed by Ralph Tyler in 1949**
 * **Description of the Approach- 4 Principles**
 * Determining Specific Instructional Objectives
 * Develop broad objectives by looking at data from the students, subject area content, and the surrounding school culture.
 * Develop specific instructional objectives by sorting through the general objectives using the school's educational philosphy and outlook on learning.
 * Develop Learning Experiences to obtain objectives
 * When developing learning experiences to reach the identified objectives, you must keep the students prior knowledge and experiences in min
 * Organization of Learning Experiences
 * Learning experiences must be organized in a sequential order to achieve student mastery.
 * Evaluation of the learning experiences
 * Evaulation is essential to ensure effectiveness of specific learning objectives.
 * Information Resources
 * Tyler, R. (1949). Basic principles of curriculum and instruction. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.
 * Tyler's book detailing his 4 principle technique.
 * Zahorik, J. A. (1976). A TASK FOR CURRICULUM RESEARCH. Educational Leadership, 33(7), 487. Retrieved from EBSCO host.
 * Zahorik discusses the Tyler Model, problems with the model in education, ans suggested changes to increase the model's effectivene


 * Challenges to the implementation of the Tyler Model
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">While the Tyler Model was widely accepted in the 50's and 60's, this model fell out of favor in the 1970's. In order to show a measureable outcome in the evaluation processes, objectives were broken into smaller steps. This lead to losing focus of the specific learning objectives identified by the process stated above.


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The Tyler model of curriculum design is a basis of many curriculum design models used today.