Design of Curriculum Pattern Based on the Blended Learning approach for higher education

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

ali akbar ajam ¹ ( assistant profesor payame noor university, iran. )
hossein jafari suny ² ( associat professor, ferdowsi university of mashhad, mashhad, iran. )
mohammad akbary boorng ³ ( assistant professor,educational deoartment, birjand university, birjand, iran. )

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2017-08-23

Keywords: blended learning-higher education- curriculum design- akker model- social constructivism,

Abstract :

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate how to use a blended learning approach in developing the curriculum Iran's higher education system. Foundation research methods have been used to design blended learning curriculum. The purpose of the foundation's research is  Create conceptual schemas that the fundamental nature and structure phenomena and processes of curriculum are understandable. so, after explaining the theory and experts about curriculum design blended learning and social constructivism learning theory, concepts and key components and the rationale for curriculum design were identified, and finally, features elements of the curriculum on the basis of the curriculum, is provided. Curriculum Development in higher Education in the field of pattern design, logic design approach blended learning curriculum regarding the focus and characteristics of social constructivist learning theory, is provided, according to the logic of the implications of curriculum design, curriculum-based blended learning characteristic elements were combined for higher education system. And the validity of the model was evaluated by experts and was approved.

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