Knowledge And Curriculum ( (ज्ञान एवं पाठ्यचर्या )

UNIT 1: Knowledge and Its Aspects

• What is Knowledge?

• Distinction between information and knowledge, belief and truth.

• Construction of Knowledge.

• Role of learner in knowledge construction and transmission.

UNIT 2: Knowledge and Curriculum in schools

• Meaning and nature of curriculum.

• Knowledge and school curriculum, reorganization and representation of knowledge in school curriculum.

• Relationship between curriculum, syllabus and textbooks.

. Core curriculum and its significance in Indian context.

• Curriculum visualized at different levels - National level; State level.

UNIT 3: Curriculum determinants and considerations

• Determinants of curriculum:

( i) Ideologies and educational version

(ii) Socio-political geographical economic conditions.

(iii) National & Intrernational Context-multicultural, multilingual aspect.

UNIT 4: Curriculum Development

• Formulation of aims and objectives.

• Principle of curriculum construction.

• Process of Curriculum designing.

• Enrichment of curriculum:

(i) Selection and Organisation of learning situation.

(ii) Available infrastructure and resources.

(iii) School culture climate and environment.

(iv) Role of Teachers, external agencies and other pedagogical support.

UNIT 5: Curriculum Implementation and Renewal

- Operationalizing curriculum into learning situations.

- Teacher's role in implementation of curriculum

- Selection and development of learning resources.

- Process of curriculum evaluation and revision:

- Need for a model of continual evaluation.

Feedback from learners, teachers and community and administrations.