Modern trends in social science curriculum construction

Modern trends in  social science curriculum construction

1)      Digital Diversity

Present age is an age of ICT technology has touched to all the wakes of human life.  Technology has made various tasks easy, convenient and of quality. To survive in the concern filed it is necessary for everyone to have a knowledge and skill of technology. Education makes man enable to contribute, it strengthens the capabilities. For the effective  transaction of curriculum ICT is must.

2)      Need based Curriculums

Researches in all the fields resulted in to specialization. Need based curriculum is the foremost need of the present education system. Many universities are developing need based short term programs for this purpose.

E.g. Mumbai University has introduced courses like – certificate course in Power Point, certificate course in tally, certificate course in marketing, YCMOU- introduced –English communication skills program for Mumbai Dabawala.

 3) Modular Curriculum with credit base system

Modular curriculum gives real freedom of learning .especially in the open learning  system his approach has been adopted at first but now majority of traditional universities also  accepting his system; this is a real emerging trend in the modern curriculum.

4) Online courses

Need based and choice based curriculums are available online also. E.g. course era .com  has introduced many useful need based courses for free of cost. Government also takes  initiative for this e.g. Right to Information certificate curse has been introduced by  Government of India to the Indian people. This course is free and online.

5) 21st century skills

All the curriculums of various courses should focus on 21st century skills. Skills like  collaboration, critical thinking, effective communication, multitasking stress management,  empathy are must for all the personals.

6) International Understanding

 Globalization has made converted the world in to global village. We should consider world as a one family and for this international understanding must be inculcate through  curriculum.

7) Constructivism

 Constructivist approach believes that learner should be given freedom to construct his/her knowledge. Spoon feeding must be avoided. If a learner is fully active in construction of knowledge then learning process will be highly effective. In all the curriculums constructivist strategies must be given important place.