The Methods to Develop Curriculum Books According to the Recent Revision of the Special Education Curriculum of Korea

The Methods to Develop Curriculum Books According to the Recent Revision of the Special Education Curriculum of Korea

The cuniculums for students with special needs have revised several tirnes. This study exarnined the revision direction of the 2011 special education cuniculum, relevant development demands of speci려 education cunic띠um books, and methods to develop special education cuniculum books promoted at present. The results of study are as follows First, the revision direction of the 2011 special education cuniculum is to support sharing the same educational experience as students without disabilities, enhance the nature of cuniculum education, expand individual student’s needs, and support autonomous school cuniculum. Second, for the development demands of special education cuniculum books, the special education basic cuniculum is required to develop cuniculum books to support students with special needs to share the same educational experience as students without disabilities. Third, the irnprovement direction and priority of speci떠 education cuniculum books will be compiled in the form of a workbook for students to directly participate, manipulate, and organize for the open cuniculum book format and by 5 grade groups from the 1st grade of elementary school to the 3rd grade of high school. Also, the special education cuπiculum books will be improved to the textbook format providing materials. Fourth, the textbook format is divided into an external format such as a format, paper quality, a style of type, a size of letters, chromaticity, and a number of pages and an internal format such as contents. It is very necessary to develop special education cuniculum books to secure educati？nal equity, offer additional resources, and expand the number of kinds and books.