In the UK the national curriculum and the education system have been described as too rigid, not catering for the broad spectrum of learners needs, and not being flexible enough to produce the skills and expertise needed for industry.
Can a broad and balanced curriculum offer learners the skills they require in an league table based education system?
Definitely a good curriculum model positively affects students performance. Skill oriented trainings will definitely boost students attitude towards their studies and in career after their studies. The curriculum should be so designed that the learners have the provision to learn things interconnecting the study topics to their real life experiences. One of the learning objectives must be the knowledge tackling real life situations in an effective way.
The study reported here seeks to determine the impact of two standards-based mathematics programs on student achievement in Massachusetts. The two programs are Everyday Mathematics at the elementary school level and Connected Mathematics at the middle school level, and the outcome measure was student performance on the Massachusetts statewide test in mathematics.
The students in schools adopting certain standards-based programs perform better than those in matched comparison schools on standardized tests aligned with national content standards and, in addition, that these schools demonstrate greater gains in student performance over time.
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Definitely a good curriculum model positively affects students performance. Skill oriented trainings will definitely boost students attitude towards their studies and in career after their studies. The curriculum should be so designed that the learners have the provision to learn things interconnecting the study topics to their real life experiences. One of the learning objectives must be the knowledge tackling real life situations in an effective way.
How do we 'measure' the efficacy of a skills (practical) oriented system or compare it with the academic system or should both systems be combined?
Given the many experiences in the fields of theoretical and clinical of educational, curriculum model have not an impact on the the progress and outcome. therefore, Just a scheme to determine the knowledge and practice of educational goals.In addition, the above model is leads to limitations in providing learning goals for students.
It all depends upon the objectives designed for a curriculum. A skills oriented system where there is a good mix of skills learning with their theoretical details, will be able to cater well for the industry.
Curriculum plays an important role in education. it should involve not only knowledge but also skill and attitude. Curriculum as centre in running education can not tear of real life situation and local social cultural. its adopt all aspect of life such as religion, science and good manner.
It is the conceptulaisation of what the curriculum is that results is such rigidness
In order to improve the cognitive skills of the secondary school-age population it is necessary to understand the many factors that block children from taking full advantage of educational opportunities. The important factor in student achievement is not the level of resources provided to schools; it is how students use them. Students´ use of school resources is more strongly associated with students´ economic, social and cultural status than any other school variable.
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