Curriculum ergonomics: Conceptualizing the interactions between curriculum design and use
ARTICLE
Jeffrey Choppin, University of Rochester, United States ; Amy Roth McDuffie, Washington State University, United States ; Corey Drake, Michigan State University, United States ; Jon Davis, Western Michigan University, United States
International Journal of Educational Research Volume 92, Number 1, ISSN 0883-0355 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
We conceptualize curriculum ergonomics as a field that studies the interactions between users and curriculum materials. We identify five themes that a curriculum ergonomics lens brings into sharper focus: (1) teachers’ relationships with and capacity to use curriculum resources; (2) alignment between design intentions and patterns of curriculum use; (3) ways in which curriculum resources influence instruction; (4) ways in which curriculum features are purposefully designed to achieve an educative purpose; and (5) the dissolution of boundaries between design and use. We first summarize the literature in curriculum ergonomics and then show how key themes from that literature inform the discussion of curriculum ergonomics.
Citation
Choppin, J., Roth McDuffie, A., Drake, C. & Davis, J. (2018). Curriculum ergonomics: Conceptualizing the interactions between curriculum design and use. International Journal of Educational Research, 92(1), 75-85. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved August 17, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/204244/.
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