Curriculum Selection and Organization

It is the pivot and hub around which all activities in the school revolve.

• Curriculum

• Principles

• Objectives

True or False

Social studies curriculum may be considered as a tool in the hands of the artist (social studies teacher) to mould his material (the pupil) in accordance with the nature of the society and children in his studio (school).

• True

• False

The word ‘curriculum’ has been taken from Latin, which means __________.

• ‘field for life’

• ‘field for race’

According to _____, Curriculum consists of all the situations selected and organized by the school for the development of personality of students and to bring about desired changes in their behaviour.’

• Payne

• Crow and Crow

• Mudaliar Commission

This is the principle in which the pupils get real education through activity and experience.

• Principle of Motivation

• Children-centred Curriculum

A good curriculum should help children in developing democratic qualities such as sympathy, brotherhood, mutual co-operation, honesty, equality, and co-existence.

• Principles Based on Democratic Values

• Principle of Integration

Why a good curriculum should always be flexible?

• so that necessary changes can be made in its content and subject matter with the changing time, needs, and situations.

• so that we cannot do necessary changes can be made in its content and subject matter with the changing time, needs, and situations.

A good curriculum should be ________.

• society based

• biased