The document discusses the core curriculum, which consists of common learning including knowledge, skills, and values that are considered essential for students. The core curriculum includes compulsory subjects as well as optional subjects like fine arts, home economics, languages, and music. It emphasizes providing all learners with a set of common and essential learning necessary to function in society, though selecting appropriate content and assessing performance can be challenging issues.

1. CORE CURRICULUM

2. CORE CURRICULUM
In this type of
curriculum, there
exist a set of
common learning.
Common learning
include knowledge,
skills and values.

3. CORE CURRICULUM
• The common learning usually consists of
the following compulsory subjects.

4. CORE CURRICULUM
• The core curriculum along with
compulsory subject also includes
optional subjects like…
a) Fine arts
b) Home economics
c) Language
d) Music etc…..

5. Merits

6. Merits
• Common learning
provide to all learners
• Common learning are
expected essential for
the learners to
function effectively in
the society
• These common
learning vary
according to different
experts

7. Merits
• It emphasizes that
all students would
experience a set of
common and
essential learning
that were
necessary for
learners to function
effectively in
society.

8. DEMERITS
• Selection of content may difficult
• Often it does not provide essential
material
• Assessment may also effect the
performance of student

9. Issues in core curriculum
1. What should be included in the
core?
2. How large should be the core?
3. What should be excluded from the
core?
4. Is a core required of all learners?

10. Issues in core curriculum
1. What should be included in the
core?
2. How large should be the core?
3. What should be excluded from the
core?
4. Is a core required of all learners?