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Core curriculum

Core curriculum is a set of basic courses considered essential for a well-rounded education. It includes compulsory subjects like social science, geography, biology, and history. Core curriculum also includes optional subjects like fine arts, home economics, languages, and music. Characteristics of a core curriculum include emphasizing discussion, group problem solving, integrating learning across disciplines, focusing on original source materials, and weaving common elements to encourage reflection and development of social skills.

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Core curriculum Dr.M.Deivam Assistant Professor Department of Education The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University) Gandhigram, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu – 624 302
Meaning of Core Curriculum • Core curriculum is a set of school or college courses in subjects considered essential to a suitable education, as providing necessary skills or common cultural knowledge. Core curriculum is a set of courses that are considered basic and essential for future classwork or graduation. • In core-curriculum, there exists a set of common learning, including knowledge, skills, and values. The common learning usually consists of the following compulsory subjects like social science, geography, biology, history, etc.
Cont., • In core curriculum, along with compulsory subjects optional subjects like Fine Arts, Home Economics, Language, Music, etc. are also included. This general education is considered necessary for students, irrespective of their choices in major subjects. Maths, science, arts, music, visual arts, English, history, geography are examples of core curriculum in a Middle School or High School.
Characteristics of Core Curriculum • Core courses emphasis discussion and group problem solving; • Learning is not restricted to the classroom; • Students’ needs and learning experiences take precedence over subject matter. • Courses form a coherent whole, integrated either through disciplines, themes, content, or a combination of these; • Offers the study of many types of original materials, and not only great books;
Cont., • Core course emphasises practice over subject matter in disciplinary arts as the are applied to original sources; • Core programmes weave common elements together for common reflection and discussion; • It utilises the problems of personal and social development common to all; • It encourages the use of the problem-solving technique to face and solve problems; • It provides means for developing social competence
Reference • KNOWLEDGE AND CURRICULUM, Self-learning Material for B.Ed. Degree Programme (Open and Distance Learning) of First Year, Published by MANGALORE UNIVERSITY, Mangalagangothri - 574 199
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