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Curricula and courses of instruction are handled differently in different countries, communities, and at different levels of education.
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[edit] Curricular reform
Many countries have embarked on programs of c. reform in an effort to improve or 'modernize' their educational systems.
Guatemala
- Developed their own primary math and language/literacy texts. Just two texts for primary school, from which everyone can be taught; an improvement on what is there now. Worked with help from Japan; the government owns the copyright to the results.
US unis
- Often focusing on "coherence and integrity", "foundational elements" covering [[#humanities|]], [[#arts|]], and [[#social science|]].
- Breadth and depth
- Variety of opinion; self-conscious about systemic bias (but rarely able to address this comprehensively; so addressed within specific guidelines)
[edit] By topic
[edit] Perception
- Identifying objects. Borders. Shapes, 2d & 3d. Colors. not like the others.
- triangles, rectangles, ovals, cuboids, pyramids, spheres, cylinders, polyhedra
- angles, length, capacity/volume, time, weight
- Equivalence classes: lists, clusters, classification
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[edit] Math
- Counting, place value
- addition, subtraction, sequences
- Decimals, fractions, number line.
- Multiplication, division. Ratio/%, proportion.
- Basic probability.
- Simple word problems, visual puzzles
- Intro to the 'why' of math: how it is helpful
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[edit] Science
- Senses: temperature, light, weather, seasons, sound.
- Flora & fauna: names, classes, sounds, smells, colors
- The body: parts, pulse, movement
- Materials: solids & liquids
- Abstraction: Earth and sky; terms & concepts
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- Measurement: properties of materials, plant & animal life cycles
- dissolving, melting, boiling, condensing, freezing, evaporation; water cycle
- Basic electricity & magnets (observation)
- Physics: gravity, friction, resistance, vibration
- Astronomy: day & night, shadows & seasons, stars & sun & moon
[edit] Health, Physical science
- Basic anatomy, medicine, nutrition, health
- Exercise, diet, drugs, tooth/skin/hair care
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