Curriculum Overload.
Schools are constantly under pressure to keep up with the pace of changes in society. In parallel, societal demands for what schools should teach are also constantly changing; often driven by political agendas, ideologies, or parental pressures, to add global competency, digital literacy, data liter...
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| Language: | English |
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Paris :
Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development,
2021.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Key Messages
- Executive Summary
- 1. What does research say?
- What is curriculum overload?
- What is curriculum expansion? How does it affect students and teachers?
- What is content overload? How does it affect students and teachers?
- What is perceived overload? How does it affect students and teachers?
- What is curriculum imbalance? How does it affect students and teachers?
- What is still unknown?
- Notes
- References
- 2. How do countries compare?
- What kinds of cross-curricular themes do countries/jurisdictions articulate to accommodate new demands?
- How do countries/jurisdictions embed such cross-curricular themes into existing subjects?
- Which cross-curricular competencies do countries/jurisdictions most commonly select?
- How do countries/jurisdictions embed cross-curricular competencies into existing curriculum?
- How do countries/jurisdictions structure and describe subject-specific goals?
- Notes
- References
- 3. What types of challenges do countries/jurisdictions face in addressing curriculum overload, and what strategies do they use to address these challenges?
- Content expansion: overview of challenges and strategies
- Content overload: Overview of challenges and strategies
- Curriculum pitch and workload: Overview of challenges and strategies
- Note
- References
- 4. What lessons have countries/jurisdictions learned from unintended consequences?
- 1. Keep the right balance between breadth of learning areas and depth of content Knowledge
- 2. Use focus, rigour and coherence jointly as key design principles when addressing curriculum overload
- 3. Be conscious of and avoid homework overload for students
- 4. Be mindful of local decisions leading to curriculum overload for schools
- 5. Stress curriculum overload as a pressing issue by redefining student success and well-being
- Notes.
- References
- Contributors list.