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Different Types of Curriculum and Their Importance

The document discusses different types of curriculum including: 1. Traditional vs modern concepts of curriculum, with traditional focusing on subjects and teacher authority, and modern emphasizing learner involvement. 2. Explicit, implicit, and null curriculums - with explicit being intentional lessons, implicit being unintended lessons like social norms, and null being topics omitted. 3. Other types like extra-curricular, learner-centered, subject-based, and activity-based curriculums - focusing on things like individual needs, hands-on activities, and disciplines. It also defines curriculum, aims, goals, and objectives for education.

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Different Types of Curriculum and Their Importance

The document discusses different types of curriculum including: 1. Traditional vs modern concepts of curriculum, with traditional focusing on subjects and teacher authority, and modern emphasizing learner involvement. 2. Explicit, implicit, and null curriculums - with explicit being intentional lessons, implicit being unintended lessons like social norms, and null being topics omitted. 3. Other types like extra-curricular, learner-centered, subject-based, and activity-based curriculums - focusing on things like individual needs, hands-on activities, and disciplines. It also defines curriculum, aims, goals, and objectives for education.

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Different Types of

Curriculum and Their


Importance
Discover the meaning and importance of curriculum in education. Explore
various types of curriculum and their aims, goals, and objectives.

by Harshit Sharma
Traditional vs Modern Concept of
Curriculum

Traditional Concept Modern Concept

The traditional concept of curriculum focuses on The modern concept of curriculum emphasizes the
subject matter and teacher authority. active involvement of learners in the learning
process.
Defining Curriculum
1 Cunningham's 2 Monroe's Definition
Definition
"Curriculum is a series of
"Curriculum is all experiences experiences that leads to the
learners have under the attainment of desired
guidance of teachers." educational objectives."

3 TP Nunn's Definition

"The curriculum is a course of study that leads to the achievement of


certain predetermined objectives."
Types of Curriculum
Implicit Curriculum

Implicit or hidden curriculum refers to


everything that students learn that is not part of
the explicit curriculum. It includes values,
attitudes, beliefs, and social norms.

1 2 3

Explicit Curriculum Null Curriculum

Explicit or formal curriculum refers to The null curriculum refers to what is not taught
everything that is intentionally taught and or what is omitted from the explicit or implicit
evaluated. curriculum. It includes topics that are
considered taboo, sensitive, or controversial.
Extra and Learner-Centered Curriculum
Extra Curriculum Learner-Centered Curriculum

The extra curriculum includes all activities that The learner-centered curriculum is designed to
are not part of the formal curriculum but respond to individual learners' needs, interests,
enhance students' learning, such as clubs, and abilities. It emphasizes student choice,
sports, and field trips. collaboration, and self-directed learning.
Subject-Based and Activity-Based
Curriculum

Subject-Based Curriculum Activity-Based Curriculum

The subject-based curriculum is organized around The activity-based curriculum involves learners in
disciplines or subjects such as math, science, and hands-on, experiential activities such as
language arts. It assumes that learners learn best experiments, projects, and simulations. It
when they master the content of each subject. emphasizes the process of learning over the
content of learning.
Aims, Goals, and Objectives of Curriculum

Aims

The broad purpose of education, such as promoting social justice or preparing citizens.

Goals

The specific, measurable outcomes of education, such as mastering a skill or understanding a concept.

Objectives

The detailed descriptions of what learners should be able to do as a result of education and how to
measure it, such as writing a persuasive essay or solving a math problem.

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