Which of the following curriculum development models come under Technical-Scientific Model?

The correct answer is Taba's model.

Understanding Curriculum Development Models:
Curriculum development models are generally classified into two broad categories: Technical-Scientific (Rational) Models and Non-Technical/Non-Scientific (Humanistic/Naturalistic) Models.

1. Technical-Scientific Models:
These models are highly structured, logical, systematic, and follow a step-by-step approach to curriculum design. They emphasize planning, objectives, and evaluation. Prominent examples include Tyler's Model and Hilda Taba's Model. Taba's model is a inductive approach to curriculum development, which means it starts from the grass-roots level (teachers designing learning units) but still adheres to a highly structured, objective-driven, and scientific process of diagnosing needs, formulating objectives, selecting and organizing content, selecting and organizing learning experiences, and determining evaluation methods.

2. Non-Technical / Non-Scientific Models:
These models focus on the learner's personal growth, interpersonal relations, self-actualization, and flexible learning environments rather than rigid objectives and structures. Let us look at the other options to understand why they do not fit the Technical-Scientific category:

• Open Classroom Model: Focuses on student-centered, informal, and flexible learning settings, which is a key characteristic of non-technical models.
• Weinstein and Fantini Model: Focuses on humanistic education, centering on the learner's self-concept, social concerns, and feelings. Hence, it belongs to the non-technical/humanistic category.
• Roger's Model of Interpersonal Relations: Based on Carl Rogers' client-centered therapy concepts, emphasizing humanistic communication and personal relations rather than a structured technical curriculum.

Therefore, among the given options, only Taba's model is classified under the Technical-Scientific Model of curriculum development.