The students must benefit from the revision of the curriculum.
The nation's philosophical, sociological, economic, and technical focus is used to determine these objectives. They're common to all schools in the country. Apart from these, certain global objectives are also laid down in education and must be understood by all who work in the field of learning. In line with these objectives, the curriculum is also set up and contributes to their achievement.
To inform the objectives of education, methodologies, content, and the role of teachers, schools, and students, there is therefore a need for a common curriculum framework across the country. All stakeholders in the field of education should be informed of this. It's known as the National Curriculum Framework. In line with the needs of society and educational policies, the framework is constantly changing.
A new curriculum for all primary schools, from preschool to grade 8, was launched by the Ministry of Education three years back. The implementation of the new curriculum, known as the Standard Based and Common Core for Primary and Secondary Schools, is based on the fact that the Common Core will eventually be introduced at the senior level. The new curriculum aims to change the way students learn from rote learning to critical skills acquisition.
The current batch of final-year Junior High School students will sit for the first-ever Common Core Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and then proceed to Senior High School (SHS) with the Common Core program. This announcement has sparked a debate among the general public, especially among parents who have been encouraging their children to wait until 2023 to take the BECE instead of taking it this year.
However, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment NCCA said that at least based on a trial test conducted among students in some selected schools across the country there was no cause for alarm. The revised curriculum, which effectively takes off in the 2024/2025 academic year, will also usher in significant changes at the SHS level. For example, students of general science will no longer be required to study core and optional mathematics as separate subjects for examination.
Instead, the two would be replaced by Additional Mathematics (Add Maths). Also, these students are not going to pursue integrated science because they've studied pure science. According to the curriculum, Integrated Science will now be called General Sciences and Modern Mathematics instead of Core Mathematics for all students who are pursuing other programs at the secondary school level.
The importance of a specific topic will depend on the extent to which it is useful in meeting education objectives. The importance of each subject and the anticipated benefits for learners will be increased if it is more advantageous to achieve education objectives. It is our interest to make sure that children, who would have the ability to carry out an effective transfer of power in this country, are well taken care of by any change in the education sector.
