A Hyper-rationalistic Model for Curriculum Development: First Draft

Abstract

This paper presents a first draft of a model for curriculum development designed in the conceptual framework of the hyper- rationalistic pedagogy. Therefore, our idea to build a model of curriculum development is staked on two theoretical concepts: theory into practice and mereologic reasoning. We used the Posner's questions (1998) to analyze the curriculum development models: procedural question, descriptive question and conceptual question. Based on this conceptual question, we have analyzed several widely known and used curriculum development models. Consequently, was made a first draft of the hyper- rationalistic model of curriculum development. This paper presents that draft but in order to complete the model, our project provides another two research steps. These two steps consist in the implementation process of a randomized-block pedagogical experiment on two similar independent groups, made of 120 participants. After these final steps, we’ll be able to sustain the hyper-rationalistic model of curriculum development with empirical data.