What are the similarities between Tyler's model and Wheeler's model?

Answer 1

Definition

The Tyler model of curriculum was developed by the American educator Ralph Tyler in the 1940s, while the Wheeler model is a cyclic model of curriculum developed by D. K. Wheeler in 1967.Phases

Tyler’s model has four main components: objectives, selection of learning experiences, organization of learning experiences, and evaluation. Wheeler’s model, on the other hand, has five phases: aims, goals, and objectives; learning experiences; selection of content; organization and integration of learning experiences and content; and evaluation.

Evaluation

Although both models have an evaluation phase, in Tyler’s model, evaluation is terminal since it is the last phase in a linear model, but in the Wheeler model, evaluation is not terminal. However, in the Wheeler model, the feedback from the evaluation phase is fed back into objectives and goals.

Content and learning experience

In the Tyler model, there is no separate component for “content” while in the Wheeler model, content is separated from the learning experiences from which it’s developed.

The key difference between the Tyler and Wheeler models of curriculum is that the Tyler model fundamentally comprises four concepts and is a linear model adapted for curriculum development, whereas the Wheeler model comprises five theories and was developed as a cyclical model.