CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CURRICULUM: ITS EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT ACCORDING TO CURRICULAR APPROACHES IN THE CONTEXT OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Abstract

This article constitutes a theoretical characterization of the curricular approaches and inherent concepts that have guided pre-university education in Dominican República, focus on competencies, which guides the general curriculum and the textual, functional and communicative, of the area in question. The main purpose of this work is to provide information on the terms addressed in support of teaching knowledge and performance. For this, typical were defined, such as: approach, curricular approaches, curriculum, Didactics, the area of Spanish Language and teaching-learning strategies, based on the review of the foundations of the national curriculum and the analysis of the literature corresponding to the research. in process entitled "The teaching-learning strategies of the Spanish Language under a curriculum by competencies, supported by ICT and other resources", framed in a qualitative methodology and of a descriptive or exploratory type. The main motivations for emphasizing the definition of these terms are based on the premise that every teacher must fully understand the what, why and what for of the educational approach that guides the curriculum that focuses the national educational policy. Specifically and as a contribution to the operationalization of the curriculum, components that make up the methodological strategies were described, such as: techniques, content, activities, means and resources, evaluation, which facilitate and evidence the curricular development as a concretion of the approaches. The conclusions reached show reflections, in accordance with what was developed in the work and its support in the contributions offered by sources and cited authors.