Which of the following statement best explain the concept of the curriculum? (a) Curriculum is a handbook for setting question paper (b) Curriculum means a relevant set of learning experiences (c) Curriculum has to be in consonance with the objectives of education (d) Curriculum is a network of techniques (e) Curriculum implies transactional as well as evaluation strategies (f) Curriculum is a guide for teachers and evaluators Indicate your answer from the options given below: Correct Answer (b), (c), (e) and (f) A curriculum is the combination of instructional practices, learning experiences, and students' performance assessments that are designed to bring out and evaluate the target learning outcomes of a particular course. So, Curriculum is a guide for teachers and evaluators ​​There are six important aspects of a curriculum that explain the concept of the curriculum itself. The overall curriculum gamut revolves around design, developments, evolving an appropriate delivery strategy, and finally undertaking Learning outcomes and system and course evaluation process. These are not detachable, having linkages and chaining process. A curriculum is a planned activity undertaken in an educational institution. It is a planned all learning outcome of an institution, otherwise called “thinking before doing.” Any curriculum has four basics, viz; social forces, knowledge of human development as provided by the accepted theory/theories, the nature of learning, and the nature of knowledge and cognition. The goals/purposes of a curriculum are reflected in the set of educational objectives that accompany it. These objectives are the end and the given curriculum is a means to achieve them. Hence the curriculum has to be in consonance with the objectives of education. A curriculum facilitates the planning of instruction by teachers. You are expected to understand the social force that operates in society, various stages of human development, and their peculiar characteristics. You should also understand the factors that influence the process of learning and the nature of knowledge and cognition. Due to the intimate knowledge of children, and also how various educational objectives can be attained by children, teachers can plan a set of learning experiences that flow from a given curriculum. The quality and relevance of learning experiences determine the effectiveness of curriculum implementation. Hence, ​Curriculum means a relevant set of learning experiences. The teacher plans the same set of learning experiences for all students in the class. However learners differ in terms of the learning experiences, and their level and quality of participation, due to individual differences and variation in their social backgrounds Due to this, every learner has an actual curriculum that is different from the actual curricula of other learners in the same class. Due to the gap between the intended curriculum and the transacted curriculum as reflected by the individual learner’s actual learning, the teacher’s role assumes critical importance. A teacher should not only provide flexible arrangements but also meaningful alternatives in learning. These demand professional decisions from teachers in terms of the objectives, bases, and criteria of the given curriculum. Hence, Curriculum implies transactional as well as evaluation strategies.