1. Explain the meaning of the term "curriculum".
             Curriculum can be defined as a plan for what is to be taught in schools. It consists of topics to be taught at all levels in the primary school. The term "curriculum" is generally understood as the courses or programmes of study offered by an educational institution. The concept of "curriculum" is best understood, however, from the Latin root of the word which is "currere", or "to run" as in to run a racecourse.
             To use an analogy, curriculum means the course (or path) that students have to run to finish the "race" -- or put another way, all the activities which students need do if they are to finish a programme of study and achieve the intended learning goals. Curriculum is more than just a body of knowledge, a list of subjects to be studied, or a syllabus -- it is all the planned experiences such as extra-class activities, guidance, and interpersonal relationships which learners may be exposed to in order to achieve the learning goals.
             There are three types of curriculum.
             1. The Official Curriculum: This can be defined as the proposed plan of work for the Primary school, which includes all the topics to be taught and the outcomes that are expected, that is, General and specific objectives. It also includes suggested materials and resources as well as evaluations. A committee including curriculum officers, educators and teachers develop this curriculum.
             2. The Taught Curriculum: This is what is delivered in the classroom. The teacher is in charge of deciding what should be taught and when it should be taught. The topics are broken down from the official curriculum into weeks, meaning that a certain topic will be taught one week whilst another would be taught a next week. This is called a scheme of work.
             3. The Hidden Curriculum: Traits of behaviour or attitudes that are learned at school, but which are not included in the official curriculum. The hidden curriculu...