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Curriculum vs. Syllabus Explained

1. The document describes the characteristics of curriculum and syllabus. A curriculum refers to the lessons and academic content taught in a school or course, while a syllabus outlines the lessons that will be covered. 2. It provides a T-chart comparing curriculum and syllabus. A curriculum is broader and sets expectations for student learning, while a syllabus provides specific details about course requirements and assessments. 3. A Venn diagram is used to further differentiate between curriculum and syllabus. While a syllabus is part of the overall curriculum, a curriculum is broader in scope and sets by government/administration, whereas a syllabus is set by individual teachers and varies more between courses.

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Curriculum vs. Syllabus Explained

1. The document describes the characteristics of curriculum and syllabus. A curriculum refers to the lessons and academic content taught in a school or course, while a syllabus outlines the lessons that will be covered. 2. It provides a T-chart comparing curriculum and syllabus. A curriculum is broader and sets expectations for student learning, while a syllabus provides specific details about course requirements and assessments. 3. A Venn diagram is used to further differentiate between curriculum and syllabus. While a syllabus is part of the overall curriculum, a curriculum is broader in scope and sets by government/administration, whereas a syllabus is set by individual teachers and varies more between courses.

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Make a T-Chart graphic organizer to cite your understanding on the


characteristics of curriculum and syllabus.

CHARACTERISTICS
CURRICULUM SYLLABUS
It refers to the lessons and It is an outline and summary of the
academic content taught in a school or in lesson to be covered in an education or
a specific course or program. A training course. It is evocative and
curriculum is the combination of descriptive. A syllabus is often either set
instructional practices, learning out by an exam board, or prepared by the
experiences, and students' performance professor or expert who supervises the
assessment that are designed to bring course quality. It may be provided in
out and evaluate the target learning paper form or online. Both syllabus and
outcomes of a particular course. It curriculum are often fused, and usually
encompasses a variety of technical and given to each student during the first
non-technical courses that are required to class session so that the objectives and
complete a specific degree. It includes the means of obtaining them are clear. A
everything that takes place, and syllabus usually contains specific
everything that does not take place,
information about the course, such as
within the purview of the school. It is a
information on how, where and when to
framework that sets expectations for
contact the lecturer and teaching
student learning. It serves as a guide for
assistants; an outline of what will be
teachers, a roadmap if you will, that
establishes standards for student covered in the course; a schedule of test
performance and teacher accountability. dates and the due dates for assignments;
Usually it was the courses offered by the the grading policy for the course; specific
school. It is a heart of the teaching classroom rules; etc. Within many
profession, without curriculum no formal, courses concluding in an exam,
non-formal, or informal education will syllabuses are used to ensure
exist, the classroom will be empty without consistency between schools and that all
it. Every teacher is guided by some sort teachers know what must be taught and
of curriculum and in schools. what is not required. Exams can only test
knowledge based on information included
in the syllabus.
2. Differentiate curriculum from syllabus by making a Venn diagram Graphic
organizer.

CURRICULUM SYLLABUS

It is a Latin term. It is
the The relationship It is a Greek term. It
over all content, between is the
taught in an Document that
curriculum and
educational system or contains all
a
syllabus is that the portion of the
course. It was set for "syllabus is a part of concepts
course. It was set for the curriculum". covered in a subject.
a It was set
course and it’s for a subject. It was
precriptive. set out by
It is set out by the exam board.It
government was fixed
of the administration for a term and
of normally for a
school, college or year. It also varies
institute. from
Its term will until teachers to teacher.
the
course lasts.

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