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The oxymoronic localization of globalized and marketized curriculum discourses. Youl-Kwan Sung Assistant professor Kyung Hee University at Seoul. Localization of globalized discourses in Korea. Curriculum. Evaluation. Performance assessment Test-taking skills Teaching to the test
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The oxymoronic localization of globalized and marketized curriculum discourses Youl-Kwan Sung Assistant professor Kyung Hee University at Seoul
Localization of globalized discourses in Korea Curriculum Evaluation • Performance assessment • Test-taking skills • Teaching to the test • Test-driven curriculum • Precise standards • National curriculum • Elective curriculum • Differentiated curriculum based on predicted test score
Differentiated curriculum • Various Scenario
Localization of globalized discourses in the US Curriculum Evaluation • Development of detailed standards • National curriculum and accountability • Restoration of traditionalist curriculum • No Child Left Behind Act • High stakes tests • Systematic test score reporting
New vision of curriculum Classroom Assessment • Addressing learning process as well as outcomes) • Used formatively in support of student learning) • An ongoing process, integrated with instruction) • Higher order thinking and problem solving • Intellectual abilities are socially and culturally developed • Aesthetic and ethical curriculum)