?||Syllabi: Basics deleted, concepts retained
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a reduction in the curriculum for the year 2020-2021 for Classes IX to XII. This is a measure they have adopted in view of the reduced number of class hours available this year. The CBSE circular says that the move has been finalised by the respective Course Committees with the approval of the Curriculum Committee and Governing Body of the Board.
The shedding of portions from the science syllabi is faulty from two perspectives of basic sciences and of critical reasoning and thinking. The treatment of the physics curriculum is an example of the former while that of biology falls into the latter category.
The proposed syllabus for Classes XIXII physics presents quite a shock. While many basic topics such as Newtons laws; motion along a straight line and basic concepts of heat have been removed, more advanced topics corresponding to these have been retained, for instance, the topic work, power and energy, which uses the concepts of Newtons laws; motion in a plane, which expands on linear motion; and kinetic theory of gases, which builds on heat, have been retained.
This is only a sample. In physics, many fundamental and basic topics have been deleted whereas the concepts building on them have been retained. So, teachers will have to teach the deleted portions anyway, in order to build the next level of concepts. Sure enough, the CBSE circular further says, The Heads of Schools and Teachers may ensure that the topics that have been reduced are also explained to the students to the extent required to connect different topics, while emphasising that the reduced syllabus will not be part of the topics for internal assessment and year-end board exams.
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?||Syllabi: Basics deleted, concepts retained The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a reduction in the curriculum for the year 2020-2021 for Classes IX to XII. This is a measure they have adopted in view of the reduced number of class hours available this year. The CBSE circular says that the move has been finalised by the respective Course Committees with the approval of the Curriculum Committee and Governing Body of the Board. The shedding of portions from the science syllabi is faulty from two perspectives of basic sciences and of critical reasoning and thinking. The treatment of the physics curriculum is an example of the former while that of biology falls into the latter category. The proposed syllabus for Classes XIXII physics presents quite a shock. While many basic topics such as Newtons laws; motion along a straight line and basic concepts of heat have been removed, more advanced topics corresponding to these have been retained, for instance, the topic work, power and energy, which uses the concepts of Newtons laws; motion in a plane, which expands on linear motion; and kinetic theory of gases, which builds on heat, have been retained. This is only a sample. In physics, many fundamental and basic topics have been deleted whereas the concepts building on them have been retained. So, teachers will have to teach the deleted portions anyway, in order to build the next level of concepts. Sure enough, the CBSE circular further says, The Heads of Schools and Teachers may ensure that the topics that have been reduced are also explained to the students to the extent required to connect different topics, while emphasising that the reduced syllabus will not be part of the topics for internal assessment and year-end board exams.