Curricular Types

Explicit curriculum – (intended curriculum) refers to the formal and stated curriculum that teachers and students are expected to follow.
Is found in a state standards/school
It includes specific goals and objectives for different subject areas across
grade levels.
Hidden curriculum – (taught curriculum) refers to the actual curriculum implemented in the classroom.
It is what the students are exposed to on a daily basis.
It is likely to include much of the explicit curriculum as well as topics other
than those that are stated in curriculum guides.
It also includes the insertion of content that the teacher chooses to cover,
either by necessity based on student needs (e.g. study skills instruction) or by
personal interest (enrichment)
Absent curriculum – refers to the curriculum that , for whatever reason, is not included in school. Content that is not covered because certain content is not part of the explicit curriculum. Other times it is a choice made by the teacher