Archive for April, 2008

Basic Principles Of Curriculum Construction

‘Curriculum’ - the term has been derived from Latin, meaning ‘race-course’. In education curriculum means ‘the course of studies’ to be followed by pupils in their schools. ‘the curriculum may be defined as the totality of subject matter, activities and experiences, which constitute a pupils school life’.
The ‘Twenty Ninth Year Book’ (N.F.S.) states thus;
“A […]

Integrated Curriculum

One of the basic principles of modern curriculum construction is the principle of integration. All the knowledge and experiences to be imparted to pupils should be presented as a whole, as a totality or total experience. Even at each stage the materials to be presented should be integrated. Traditional curriculum did not have any psychological […]

Curriculum And Teacher According To Naturalism

Naturalism is a kind of philosophical concept. Ward had said,
“Naturalism is the doctrine which separates nature from God, subordinates spirit to matter and sets up unchangeable laws as supreme”.
According to this law, nature is supreme, all answers should be sought in nature and it alone can solve all the philosophical problems.
Like any other concept, […]

Education As An Acquisition Of Knowledge

We use the term ‘education’ in our discussions, still we don’t have a clear cut idea about its importance. Many thinkers and philosophers of different times have tried to explain it in their own ways. Modern educational psychology discusses it elaborately. While discussing, educators have said that the importance of education has not always been […]