Objectives Of Curriculum

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Curriculum typically refers to the knowledge and skills students are expected to learn (Edward. S 2013). Curriculum is a description of what, why and how students should learn (Stabback. P, Male. B, Georgescu. D, 2011). Therefor the curriculum is not an end in itself. The objective of curriculum is to provide students with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to be successful in their lives. The ultimate indicators of curriculum success are the quality of the learning achieved by students and whether and how students use that learning for their personal development and to bring about positive social change. Which includes the learning standards or learning objectives they are expected to meet, the units and lesson that teachers teach, …show more content…

It has two main elements, psychological and physical well-being. Identity and belonging is about children developing a positive senses of who they are and feeling that they are valued and respect as part of family and community. They can be emotionally strong, self-assured, and able to deal with challenges and difficulties creates an important foundation for their learning and development. Communicating is about children sharing their experiences, thoughts, ideas, feelings with others with growing confidence and competence in a variety of ways and for a variety of purposes. Communicating involves giving, receiving and making sense of information. Children do this by using non- verbal means of communication, talking, listening, thinking, and understanding. In time, the skills of reading and writing enrich this experience. They communicate in many different ways including facial expressions, gestures, body movements, sounds, language and for some children, through assistive technology. Children’s language is more than words, phrases and sentences. It includes art, dance, drama, music, poetry, pictures, sculpture, signing, and stories. While most children eventually master spoken and written language as their main means of communicating, they continue to speak through their gestures, body movements and …show more content…

Children use their senses, their minds and their bodies to find out about and make sense of what they see, feel and experience in the world around them. They gather information and develop new skills, including thinking skills. As they learn, they retest their theories adjusting them to take on board new discoveries and new

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