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1. Curriculum
&
Syllabus
Suresh G Isave
Associate
Professor,
Tilak College of
Education,
Pune-India

2. Curriculum
• The term, ‘curriculum’ is derived from
the Latin word "Currere" which means
to run/to proceed. Currere refers to the
‘course of deeds and experiences
through which children grow to
become mature adults.’
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3. Curriculum
• It’s a framework for a level.
• Level objectives, no. of
subjects, structure of each
subject, working hours, nature
of evaluation, assignments,
etc. are given in curriculum.
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4. • For B.Ed.
• For Secondary education
• For Primary education
• For Diploma level
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5. Syllabus
• A syllabus gives a more
focused outline for particular
subjects.
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6. Syllabus
• Of Geo Method in B.Ed.
• Of Geo of STD 9th
• Of EVS of STD 6th
• Of Computer course
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7. Curriculum v/s Syllabus
• All Subjects,
including CCA,
• for Level ,
• Broad
objectives,
• Each
subject/activity
• for subject only
• Subject specific
objectives
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8. Curriculum v/s Syllabus
• General
guidelines
• Baseline for
syllabus
• More useful for
administration
• Details and
specific
• Baseline for
textbook
• More useful for
teachers
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9. Methods of Curriculum Construction
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10. Methods
Concentric
Regional
LinearMixed
Unit
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11. Concentric
10th
9th
8th
7th
Unit : Climate
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12. Concentric
• Same unit is included on different
standards.
• With increasing difficulty level, and
details
• Examples -
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13. Regional Methods
Local District State Country Continents
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14. Regional Method
• The study starts From local to
global.
• Geographical distance increase as
with standards
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15. Linear Method
9th Location,
Physiography
Vegetation,
Animal life
10th Human life
Environmental
Issues
Secondary Level : Maharashtra
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16. Linear Method
• A main concept is divided in to
subunits.
• First few sub units covered on
lower level, remaining covered on
next level.
• Example -
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17. Unit Method
• The topic is not related with other
topics in the syllabus.
• The topic is from different branch
of the subject .
• Example – generally last unit is
from practical Geography.
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18. Mixed Method
Regional
UnitConcentric
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19. Mixed Method
• In mixed method curriculum two or
more methods are used to construct a
curriculum.
• It’s a combination of variety of
methods.
• Few topics by regional, few by unit
method and few by concentric.
• Generally this methods adapted
school level.
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