National Curriculum and Development Center Resource
The key change in the new curriculum is a move from a knowledge-based curriculum to a competence and skill based curriculum. It is no longersufficient to accumulate large amounts of knowledge. Young people need to develop the ability to apply their learning with confidence in a range of situations. They need to be able to use knowledge creatively and have the ability to use knowledge rather than just to acquire it. This requires an active, learner-centred rather than passive, teacher-centred approach.
THE LOWER SECONDARY CURRICULUM
History and Political education Syllabus
History and Political education Syllabus
The key change in the new curriculum is a move from a knowledge-based curriculum to a competence and skill based curriculum. It is no longersufficient to accumulate large amounts of knowledge. Young people need to develop the ability to apply their learning with confidence in a range of situations. They need to be able to use knowledge creatively and have the ability to use knowledge rather than just to acquire it. This requires an active, learner-centred rather than passive, teacher-centred approach.