"The idea behind standards-based curriculum is to set clear standards for what we want students to learn and to use those academic standards to drive other changes in the system and for life -long learning and living."
PNG chose a Standards Based Curriculum because we want to improve the standards of teaching and learning. The teachers will have a clear purpose and focus on what will be taught and assessed. Students will be informed of what they have to know and be able to do. Both the teacher and the students understand the purpose and focus of the curriculum.
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A standard is a level of quality or achievement. It is used to measure or estimate
the quality or degree of something, for example, how good a piece of work is. The introduction of a Standards Based Education in PNG is an important Government directive and was recommended by the OBE Task Force or the Czuba Report (2013). The rationale of having a Standards Based Education in PNG is to raise PNG’s performance in all aspects of education; curriculum development, teacher training, student and teacher performance and leadership. Standards in Education provide a description of what a child will know, understand and be able to do at each grade. |
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