Oliva Curriculum

Model
 Peter F. Oliva
- Formerly professor and chairperson
at Southern Illinois University,
Florida International University, and
Georgia Southern University.
- Author of numerous articles in
education journals and several
textbooks and co-author of
Supervision
- He has servedfor Today’s
as a highSchools, now
school teacher,
in its 8 th ed.
guidance counsellor, and as a professor of
education at the University of Florida,
University of Mississippi, Indiana State
University, and the University of Hawaii.
The Oliva Model

Oliva model is
Oliva LINEAR.
model is
deductive .
Oliva model is
PRESCRIPTIVE.
Combines a scheme for
curriculum development
and a design for
instruction.
 12 Components of Oliva
Curriculum
Component 1: Philosophical formulation,
target, vision and mission of the
institution.
Component 2: Analysis of the needs of
the community where the school is
located.
Component 3 and 4: General purpose
and special purpose curriculum.
Component 5: Organizing the design and
implement curriculum.
Component 6 and 7: Describe the
curriculum in the form of the formulation
of general objectives and specific learning.
Component 8: Define the learning
strategy.
Component 9: Preliminary studies on
possible strategies or assessment
techniques to be used.
 Component 10: Implement the
learning strategy.
Component 11 and 12: Evaluation of
learning and curriculum evaluation.
17 Specific Steps in Oliva Model of
Curriculum
• Specify the needs of the students in general.
• Specify the needs of the society.
• Write a statement of philosophy and aims of education.
• Specify the needs of students in your school.
• Specify the need of the particular community.
• Specify the needs of the subject matter.
• Specify the curriculum goals of your school.
• Specify the curriculum objectives of your school.
• Organize and implement the curriculum.
• Specify instructional goals.
• Specify instructional objectives.
• Specify instructional strategies.
• Begin selection of evaluation techniques.
• Implement instructional strategies.
• Make final selection of evaluation techniques.
• Evaluate instruction and modify instructional
components.
• Evaluate the curriculum and modify curricular
components.
 The Oliva model of Curriculum
accomplishes two components:

• Suggests a system that curriculum planners

might wish to follow.
• Serves as the framework for explanations of
phases or components of the process for
curriculum improvement.
And I Thank You