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AN ANALYSIS OF THE NEW TRENDS IN NATIONAL CURRICULUM OF PHYSICS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-I).10      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-I).10      Published : Mar 2018

An Analysis of the New Trends in National Curriculum of Physics at the Secondary Level

Abstract

    This research study analyzes innovative trends in the National Curriculum of Physics at the Secondary level and compares the same curriculum with the curricula of three academically advanced countries namely Turkey, Malaysia and UK. The study aims to examine the policy objectives of the National Curriculum in Physics at the Secondary level and explores its strengths and weaknesses, ending in recommendations for the removal of these weaknesses. The study practiced mixed-methods designed. The primary data were collected through interviews held with key informants and opinionnaires fielded to subject teachers. Review of literature and reliable documents along with the curricula of three developed countries furnished Secondary data for the study. Qualitative and quantitative treatments were given for analysis of the data. The outcomes of the research study highlight that objectives of curricula in Malaysia, Turkey and UK are more comprehensive than Pakistan. These curricula contain latest and novel concepts. The present curriculum likewise needs to instill the tendency for analytical and critical examination of facts at any circumstance in students. The existing examination system is, therefore, not appropriate as it measures only the lowest domain of learning i.e. rote learning. In order to discourage rote learning, textbooks of Physics at the Secondary level need revision to promote creativity.

    (1) Tariq Mehmud
    PhD Scholar (Education), Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology, Peshawar,KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Iqbal
    Professor, Department of Education, Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology,Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Mehmud, Tariq, and Muhammad Iqbal. 2018. "An Analysis of the New Trends in National Curriculum of Physics at the Secondary Level." Global Social Sciences Review, III (I): 141-159 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-I).10

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    HARVARD : MEHMUD, T. & IQBAL, M. 2018. An Analysis of the New Trends in National Curriculum of Physics at the Secondary Level. Global Social Sciences Review, III, 141-159.

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    TURABIAN : Mehmud, Tariq, and Muhammad Iqbal. "An Analysis of the New Trends in National Curriculum of Physics at the Secondary Level." Global Social Sciences Review III, no. I (2018): 141-159. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-I).10