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1. ASSIGNMENT
SYLLABUS AND CURRICULUM
Submitted by,
Athira. M.S.
English
New B.Ed College, Nellimoodu
165/13376004

2. INTRODUCTION
Syllabus and Curriculum are the two faces of the same
coin. Both are significant in the academics. Essentially, a syllabus is a
descriptive outline and summary of topics that are to be covered in an
education or training course. The syllabus will usually provided specific
information about the said training course and is often drafted by the
governing body or by the instructor of the course. A curriculum is set of
courses and their content, offered at a school or university. A general
curriculum in the broadest sense of the word, may list all courses offered at
a specific school. A curriculum is perspective, which means that is issued by
the governing body and lists topics that must be understood by the students
at the end of the course and what level to achieve a particular grade or
standard.
SYLLABUS AND CURRICULUM
Syllabus and Curriculum are of an equal importance for an
institute, but there is a distinction between two of these. Curriculum
comes from a Latin word which means the course of a chariot race.
Curriculum is the complete set of taught material in a school system.
It is prescriptive as it prescribes the objectives of the system. While
syllabus is descriptive, which is the outline of topics covered.
Syllabus is created by the teachers for their respective courses
and is usually focussed on a particular class. Syllabus provides the
learners with an over-view of the course content inorder to allow
them to understand the expectations by the term end. It generally
provides the students with the shedule of teaching to be undertaken,
with details of submissions of projects, assignments etc. This gives the
students or guardians to plan and work on the weak areas.

3. By contrast, a syllabus is typically created by each individual
teacher, so it focuses on a particular class. It usually offers an
overview of the goals of the course so that the students know what is
expected of them by the end of the course. One of the most useful
aspects of a syllabus is that it frequently gives studnets an idea of the
copurse shedule, listing the dates and descriptions of asignment and
tests. This allows them to plan accordingly, ensuring that vaccations
donot coincide with test days or the start of new concepts.
The students should be aware that both the curriculum and
syllabus can usually be altered throughout the yeat if necessary, so it
is importand to identify both the aspects. One of 6the most notable
distinctions between the usual curriculum and syllabus is that most
teachers make the latter widely availabe to students. Infact many
teachers hand out the syllabus on the first day of class especially in
college. On the other hand, curriculum is not usually distributed
among students unless it is specifically asked for. In classes that are
taught in multiple sections by different teachers, the curriculum will
be same for all, but the syllabus may vary somewhat from one
teacher to another.
The main difference between a syllabus and curriculum is that a
curriculum is a more generalised or an overview of the subjects or
topics that the students are meant to learn. According to dictionary
meansing syllabus is an outline or brief statement of main points of
discourse, the subjects of a course of lectures, the contents of a
curriculum etc. While curriculum is the regular or particular course of
study in a school or college.
The syllabus also serves as a means for the students to be
aware and understanding what they will be thought in the duration of
the course. It is helpful for providing a roadmap of course
organisation and direction relaying the instructor’s teaching philosophy
to the students. It clarifies student understanding of specified material
such as grading policy, grading rubric, late work policy, locations, and
times. Syllabus sets a clear expectations of materials to be learned.

4. Curriculum refer to a defined and prescribed course of studies
students must fulfill inorder to complete the course. An individual
teacher may refer to the curriculum to ensure that the lessons are
conveying all the topics as required by the curriculum. A syllabus is
an outline of a specific course prepared by the instructor. It inclueded
the topics to be covered, their order often the required and suggested
reading material and any other relevant information. Curriculum refers
either to all of the courses offered by an educational instruction or to
the courses offerd in a specific program.
TYPES OF CURRICULUM
TEACHER CENTRED CURRICULUM
This type of curriculum emphases the involvement of the teacher in
curriculum development. Teacher plays an important role int the
development of the student. He participates in a number of activities at a
classroom. For instance, they selects teaching materials, teaching strategies,
use of audio – visual aids and so on.
CHILD CENTERED CURRICULUM
Student – centered learning ( also called child - centered learning ) is an
approach to education focusing on the interests of the students, rather than
those of others involved in the educational process, such as teachers and
administrators. This approach has many implications for the design of the
curriculum, course content and interactivity of courses.
ACTIVITY CURRICULUM
Activity - centred curriculum is a modern approach in curriculum
development. It is a reaction against the traditional curriculum which was
subject – centred or teacher dominated. Child centred education and activity
movement led to the concept of activity - centred curriculum.

5. DIFFERENTIATED CURRICULUM
Adapting the curriculum to meet the unique needs of gifted learners by
making modifications in complexity, depth, or pacing. It may include
selecting rather than covering all elements of a curriculum, depending on
the individual needs of students.
LEARNED CURRICULUM
Is the bottom-line curriculum – the curriculum that students actually learn. Refers
to the learning outcomes achieved by the students. Indicated by the results of the
tests and changes in behavior – cognitive, affective, psychomotor.
TYPES OF SYLLABUS
CBSE
The CBSE syllabus is presented in a more scientific manner. The entire
syllabus is divided into units and every unit is allotted the number of
periods required to cover it in the year and also the weightage of marks
it will carry in the examination. Thus, the teacher and student can plan
the study of the varioussegments of the syllabus accordingly. CBSE has
well - networked state and national –level sports both indoor and outdoor
activities. It focus on Science and Maths as well as application based
subjects. The syllabus of the CBSE is better manageable than that of
other boards like ICSE / ISC ( Indian Council for Secondary Education ).
Although a broad - based syllabus is generally perceived to be good, since
it has a focused approach, it increases the load on students, thus leading
to stress. A student should be given the option of studying only the
basics of the language if his / her interests lie elsewhere. This choice is
given in CBSE, not in ICSE / ISC. There are 5 compulsory subjects like
Mathematics, Social studies, Science, English and one other language. and
one additional subject like information technology, home science or
physical education.

6. STATE
The state syllabus is dependent on the government of that particular State.
For each state, a separate education board would be available. The syllabus
would then be decided by them as per the normal standards. The mode of
instruction of this type of study will include English as well as the regional
language. Kerala syllabus is easy while comparing with CBSE and ICSE.
State board syllabus is designed by the ‘Department of Education’ of the
concerned government. Every state board has its own educational approach
which implies that the syllabus varies for every state in India. It give
emphasis more on state level topics and content of local relevance. The
state syllabus is also applicable from Nursery to class XII (age 4-17).
ICSE
ICSE has a much more and extensive course than CBSE. The ICSE course
is said to contain a lot of fluff. The ICSE syllabus ( Class X ) is very
heavy compared to that of CBSE. ICSE has two papers in English, whereas
CBSE has only one. ICSE has three papers in Science ( Physics, Chemistry
& Biology ) whereas CBSE has only one. ICSE has two papers in Social
Studies (History & Geography ) whereas CBSE has only one. The school
bag of an ICSE student is much heavier than that of a CBSE student. ISC
syllabus is more rigorous and tough hence it prepares one better than the
syllabus of CBSE. ICSE does not recommend Hindi as the medium of
instruction. There are five compulsory subjects like english, civics, history,
geography and an indian language and three additional subjects .

7. CONCLUSION
Syllabus and Curriculum have equal importance in academics.
They are absolutely two differnet faces of the same coin. Syllabus
involves only the teaching learning materials while curriculum deals
with all the activities that school should be included in the academics.
Curriculum is used to describe the courses that a student at a given
school must take inorder to complete degree or qualification. Syllabus
is the descriptive outline and summary of topics that are to be
covered in an educatuon or training course. It is created by the
teachers for their respective courses and is usually focussed on a
particular class. Students are usually provided with syllabus on the
first day of the class especially in the college. They should aware
about the moduled that the teachers are going to teach them. The
students should aware that both curriculum and syllabus can usually
altered throughout the year if necessary so it is important to identify
both the aspects.
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1) Srivasta.D.S., “CURRICULUM AND SYLLABUS”, Isha
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2) Agarwal. J.C. , “HANDBOOK OF CURRICULUM AND
INSTRUCION”, Doaba Book House, Delhi
3) Vashist. S. R., “ SHOOL CURRICULUM”, Anmol Publications,
New Delhi.
4) Sharma. R. A., “ MANAGING CURRICULUM”, Surya
Publications, Meerut.