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1. Modern trends in curriculum construction
Regional, national, international,
problem based learning, issues based curriculum
Submitted by
GEENA.G
Roll no: 18213361010
Physical Science
Introduction
Indian schools follow an education
system that has its genesis in the recommendations of an
Education Commission appointed by the government in the year
1964. The first ten years of schooling are devoted to eight years
of elementary education comprising five years of primary and
three years of upper primary education, followed by two years
of secondary education. The students then undergo two years of
higher secondary education to complete school. This format is
popularly referred to as the ‘10+2 pattern’ of education. The
Indian Parliament adopted the recommendations of the
Education Commission as its National Policy on Education
(NPE) in the year 1968. The highlight of the recommendations
was that science and mathematics were, for the first time, made

2. subjects for compulsory study for all pupils as part of general
education during the first ten years of schooling.
Modern trends in curriculum construction
Curriculum plays very important
role in the field of education. For every course curriculum is a
backbone which reflects the structure of the course and clears all
the dimensions, aims and objectives instructional strategies and
so on. Curriculum should be relevant to the changing time, if
there is a lag between the requirements and components in the
curriculum then all task of teaching-learning becomes futile.
Curriculum should be update. In the modern scenario many
changes are taken every day. Not only information but building
of knowledge is equally important .In this regard all these
changes should be reflected in the curriculum then and then only
application of earning is possible. Various emerging trends
which reflected in all types of curriculum help to make better
educational standards.
The National Policy on Education
(NPE, 1986) proposed the National Curriculum Framework as a
means of evolving a national system of education,
recommending a core component derived from the vision of
national development enshrined in the Constitution. The

3. Program of Action (POA, 1992) elaborated this focus by
emphasizing relevance, flexibility and quality. Problem based
learning is a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn
about a subject through the experience of problem solving.
Students learn both thinking strategies and domain knowledge.
The PBL format originated from the medical school of thought,
and is now used in other schools of thought too. The goals of
PBL are to help the students develop flexible knowledge,
effective problem solving skills, self-directed learning, effective
collaboration skills and intrinsic motivation. Problem-based
learning is a style of active learning. Constructivist approach
believes that learner should be given freedom to construct
his/her knowledge. Spoon feeding must be avoided. If a learner
is fully active in construction of knowledge then learning
process will be highly effective. In all the curriculums
constructivist strategies must be given important place.
Conclusion
The goal of the national curriculum
is portrayed in effecting the principles of developmental
curriculum construction. Constructivism, modular curriculum,
credit system, Information technology these all are the emerging
trends in curriculum development. These trends should be given
proper justice while developing curriculum.