Teacher and Curriculum Materials Application: A Scheme for Understanding Curriculum Enactment in the Classroom

The purpose of this study is to analyze the concepts and ideas related to the role of the teacher in the design and use of curriculum materials in the interpretative paradigm. The method of this research was based on qualitative research in order to understand the teacher's role regarding the curriculum materials in the classroom. Five sections including: a) decision making in curriculum, b) enacted curriculum paradigms and patterns; c) concept of curriculum materials; d) concept of curriculum materials design; and e) how to use curriculum materials, were investigated. In order to provide a model, the relationship between teacher and curriculum materials was discussed with regard to the educational settings. The findings indicated that the application of materials in a classroom by a teacher is based on reading, interpreting, and evaluating his curriculum and his interactions in the classroom. Teachers' decision-making and action will adapt the curriculum to the classroom, pedagogy content knowledge and facilitate the student's learning process.