Early Childhood curriculum
- It is underpined by social constructivist theory, promoting the children constructing their own knowledges and understandings through interactions with their peers, teachers, community and their environment.
- Learning revoloves around play and scaffolding. Engagement is enhanced through observation and investigation of the children's interests and 'funds of knowledge. This allows the curriculum to be much more fexible and meaningful for the children.
Primary School curriculum
- My perception of the school curriculum is that is revoloves around Outcome based education (OBE). The focus of the teahing is for the children to reach the outcomes set out by the governing body (Board of Studies).
- There is a large concentration on standardised testing and uniformity of information and learning across all schools. This is a result of less flexibility in teaching content, and state and federal pressures to ensure high test scores for evaluation and comparison to the rest of the world.
- Pedagogy is much more teacher centred and there is a major focus on direct instruction, rather than the freedom of play and interest based curriculum.
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Thanks Ryan
ReplyDeleteIt was good that you discussed scaffolding as a difference between the curriculum.I also liked that you remembered OBE, but what is ECH? Is it intrest based?? Thanks
Thanks Ryan, your information got me motivated to write and I have taken your ideas and extended on them. I decided to put in references so I can use this for assisngments.
ReplyDeleteCheers Robyn
Yeah thanks for the comments.
ReplyDeleteI agree Ash i forgot to add curriculum approach for E.C. setting.
Your posts have helped me and I believe that EC settings curriculum is based around the children's interests and funds of knowledge.
This is then supported through the practice of relationships with all stakeholders including the environment.