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GoalsContent
Organization
of Content
Methods Settings
Quality
Improvement
Strategies
Curriculum Management
Learning
Theories
Integration of Subject
Sequencing
Continuity
Articulation
Student Assessment
Curriculum
Dimension of sequencing across phases
Relationship of concepts across levels of
Basic science, Clinical Science and
Clinical Experience
planned repetition of content at successive
levels at increased level of complexity
Spiral curriculum-intro. & reinforce concepts
Order, organizing of concepts
Tells us “when”
Unify subject matter
Blending, fusing
Use of overarching themes/topics
Ways to sequence: Simple to complex
Concrete to abstract
Particular to general
Need based
Vertical Integration
Horizontal Integration
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Student-centered vs Teacher-centered
Problem-based vs Subject-based
Integrated vs Discipline-based
Community-based vs Hospital-based
Continuing vs Pregraduate education
Elective vs Standard program
Systematic vs Opportunistic
Harden RM, Sowden S. Educational strategies in curriculum
development: The SPICES model. Med Educ 1984;18:284-297.
SPICES