The document discusses the concepts of curriculum and hidden curriculum. It defines curriculum as a plan for bringing desirable changes in student behavior and a tool for teachers to mold students according to objectives. Hidden curriculum refers to the unwritten norms, values, and expectations that are unconsciously transmitted to students through various aspects of the school environment and teacher behaviors. Examples mentioned include gender roles, social class, and cultural expectations that influence the social relationships between teachers and students both consciously and unconsciously through the organization of classrooms and schools as well as varying teacher expectations.

1. PARVATHY.S
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DEPT OF EDUCATION

2.  It is very important factor in education.
 Generally denotes all those tasks that are
performed by the student.
 It is a plan for bringing desirable changes
in student behaviour.

3.  “Curriculum is a tool in the hands of the artist
(the teacher), to mould his material (pupil),
according to his ideal (objectives) in his studio (
the school).The material is highly selfactive
and respond consciously”
Cunningham
 “Curriculum is a plan for learning”
Taba

4.  Enriched Curriculum
 Hidden Curriculum
 Integrated Curriculum
 Core Curriculum
 Conceptual and factual approach
 Disciplinary approach

5.  Coined by Philip Jackson.
 Process that involves the transmission of
norms and values as well as a body of
socially approved knowledge.
 People learn things that are not actually
taught in the formal curriculum.
 A term used to describe the unwritten rules
and expectations of behavior that we all
seem to know, but were never taught.

6.  A) Consciously
1) In terms of physical organization of the
schools itself.
2) The organization of class room.
 B) Unconsciously
1) The way individual teachers interpret the
behaviors pupils.
2) The way teacher have different expectation of
pupils.

7.  GENDER
 MORALS
 SOCIAL CLASS
 CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS
 POLITICS
 LANGUAGE

8.  Social relationship between teacher and
students is effected hidden curriculum
 It can contribute undesirable behaviour,
conflict or encouragement to others
 Hidden curriculum practices are
transmitted to students intentionally or
unintentionally

9.  It is evidence from the above, the concept
of hidden curriculum is a broad one i.e., it
not easy to tie in down to one particular
theoretical view points. Rather, the
concept refers to a wide rage of socializing
influences and processes, some of which
are inter related and other relatively self
contained.