Question

List I consists of kinds of curriculum change according to complexity, List II comprises examples of such curriculum change:

List I Type of curriculum change		List II Examples
a)	Substitution	i)	Emphasis on personal growth of students than academic growth
b)	Alteration	ii)	Change in time allowed for teaching a particular subject
c)	Perturbation	iii)	New text book replaces the old text book
d)	Value orientation	iv)	Introduction of new content into existing learning materials

 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. a-iv, b-ii, c-i, d-iii
2. a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
3. a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i
4. a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i

Curriculum change

• The process of making changes to the curriculum with the intent of making learning and teaching more meaningful and effective.
• Curriculum change is a learning process for teachers and for their schools.
• A good understanding of change and a clear conception of the curriculum are necessary conditions for improved implementation of the new curriculum into practice.
• Many curriculum reforms are based on how the curriculum has traditionally been organized.
• Factors that contribute to a curriculum change varies between the size of the entire student body, budget cuts, the number of teachers that are in school, and how many classes each student takes a year.

Substitution

• the current curriculum will be replaced or substituted by a new one.
• Changing an old book to entirely a new one, not merely a revision.

Alteration

• minor changes to the current or existing curriculum.
• Instead of using a graphing paper for mathematics, this can be altered by using a graphing calculator.

Perturbation

• these are the changes that are disruptive, but teachers have to them within a fairly short time.
• The teacher or the principal has to shorten the schedule to accommodate unplanned extracurricular activities

Value orientation

• a type of curriculum change, that was classified to respond to a shift in the emphasis that the teacher provides which is not within the mission or vision of the school or vice versa.

List I Type of curriculum change		List II Examples
a)	Substitution	i)	The new textbook replaces the old textbook
b)	Alteration	ii)	Introduction of new content into existing learning materials
c)	Perturbation	iii)	Change in the time allowed for teaching a particular subject
d)	Value orientation	iv)	Emphasis on the personal growth of students than academic growth