curriculum content meaning definition

Content:-

            Curriculum content is another main level of education quality. The knowledge. Skills and attitudes imparted by learning areas subjects, cross cutting approaches and extracurricular activities is a main source of systematic and comprehensive learning. Curriculum deals with the all the activities of individuals life which are devised to help an undivided grow physically, mentally, emotionally, society and spiritually. It is the set of course, coursework and their content offered at school or university.

Meaning:-

            The term curriculum is derived from the Latin word “currere” which means “Path” or “run” Thus; curriculum is a runway for attaining the goals of education. The curriculum is the path through which the student has to go forward in order to reach the goal envisaged by education. A good curriculum helps in developing the personality of the child. Curriculum maybe considered as the blue print of an educational Programmed. It is the base of education on which the teaching learning process is planed and implemented.

Definition:-

            “Curriculum is a tool in the hands of the artist (teacher) to mould his material (Pupils) according to his ideas (aims and objectives in his Studio School)”

                                                                                                                        -Cunningham.

            “Curriculum includes all those activities which are utilized by the school to attain the aims of education”.

-          Morroe

“Curriculum is a plan for providing sets of learning opportunities for persons to be educated”       

-J. Galen & Willam Saylor

“Curriculum is a plan for learning”    

                                                                                    -Taba

Importance of curriculum:-

            Curriculum is the Latin word, which signifies ‘race course’ and career or the course of one’s life. Curriculum is not only important to run a course but also to improve the quality of education.

1. Achievement of educational Aims:-

            Curriculum renders help in achieving the aims of education. In absence of curriculum it is not possible to do anything systematically.

2. Fixing Limits:-

            Curriculum is quite helpful in fixing limits of teaching and learning. It helps in determining the work of the teacher as well as that of the pupil.

3. Development of Democratic values:-

            Curriculum is helpful to the students in developing democratic values such as liberty, equality, fraternity, justice, respect for dignity of the individual and group living.

4. Development of citizenship

            Development of citizenship is one of the major responsibilities of education. Suitable curriculum is helpful in achieving this aim of education.

5. Developing of character:-

            There is no system of education which does not aim developing character in the youth. Character such as truthfulness, loyalty, faithfulness, etc. Can be developed through suitable curriculum.

6. Satisfaction of needs:-

            Curriculum is able to satisfy educational vocational and psychological needs of the students. There is great variety of interests, skills, abilities, attitudes and requirements of students. Suitable curriculum will help in satisfying the general and specific requirements of the students.

7. Criteria of suitable teachers:-

            The curriculum mainly shows what types of teachers are needed in the schools. We should know what type of work they required to do this in accordance to the requirements of the curriculum.

8. Select of suitable Methods:-

            Curriculum makes the teacher to select suitable methods of teaching. “How to teach will be determining by “What to teach” i.e the curriculum. From the notion we could understand that how the curriculum from the bases for teaching learning process.

9. Acquisition of knowledge:-

            Curriculum helps the learners in getting the knowledge. Studying various subjects laid down a passage as curriculum where the learners can get knowledge in conformity with his abilities and level of intelligence.

10. Development of personality:-

            Curriculum is useful in developing physical, intellectual, aesthetic, social, cultural, moral, spiritual and vocational development of the educed. Suitable curriculum will help in the complete and balanced development of personality.

11. Reflects Trends in Education:-

            Curriculum is meant to achieve the end i.e. the changing aims of education with the changing social requirements. Hence curriculum reflects the trends in education and changes in philosophy. Modern education expects following demands on the curriculum.

i. Providing suitable knowledge:-

            The curriculum should provide suitable knowledge which will be quite helpful in the achievement of aims of education. The principle of curriculum construction “relevance” forms the basis for developing suitable knowledge.

ii. Providing suitable Activities and Experience:-

            The curriculum includes well selected activities and experiences required for the development of pupils according to social requirements of course activities and methods in education are being developed and practiced through curriculum.

iii. Providing wholesome influence:-

            The curriculum should provide wholesome school programme for developing the desirable behaviour patterns in the pupils. since it is “runway” to the “course” or “programme” it develops behavioral objectives that to be expected and inculcated among the learners.

12. Discoveries and Inventions:-

            The main aim of curriculum is to encourage research and inventions at the university or higher level of education.