NCF in NCERT

NCF in NCERT

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NCF stands for National Curriculum Framework which is one of three National Curriculum Frameworks issued in 1986, 2000 and 2005 by NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) in India. NCF (National Curriculum Framework) gives the framework for preparing syllabii, textbooks and teaching practices for school education programs in India. NCF (National Curriculum Framework) 2005 document draws its policy basis from before government reports on education as Learning without any load and National Policy of Education 1986-1992 and concentrated group discussion. NCF (National Curriculum Framework) 2005 has been translated into twenty-two languages and has affected the syllabii in seventeen States. NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) provided Rs.10 lakh to each State for promotion of NCF (National Curriculum Framework) in the language of the State and to make comparison between its current syllabus and syllabus proposed, so that a plan for future reforms could be made. Various provinces have taken up this challenge.

NCF (National Curriculum Framework) is the framework of teaching published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training NCERT in India. The NCERT had published four frameworks in the years 1975, 1988, 2000 and 2005.

The NCF provides the framework and outline for making text books, syllabus, teachings methods for school education in India.

The NCF is divided in 5 main sections:

Perspective: It proposes four guiding principles for curriculum development, namely
(a) connecting knowledge to life outside the school,
(b) ensuring that learning shifts away from rote methods,
c) enriching the curriculum so that it goes beyond textbooks,
(d) making examinations more flexible.
It addresses the challenge of quality in a system that seeks to reach every child the exclusive triangle of equality, quality and quantity.

Learning and Knowledge: This part focuses on the child learning and its methodologies. It focuses on making the child an active participant by asking questions on what they learnt, and make them to explain their learning and experiences in own words. Thus, improving their memory and the habit of making their own sentences.

Curriculum Areas, School Stages and Assessment: It focuses on the particular subjects, their importance for child and necessary changes required in curriculum for making it relevant and easier for children. It also emphasizes on teaching different languages including the mother tongue of the child.

School and Classroom Environment: The part focuses on the need for a child friendly environment by bringing about suitable changes in the school and classroom environment. It discusses learning resources, including texts and books, libraries, education technology, tools and laboratories. This chapter addresses the need for plurality of material, as also the need for teacher autonomy and professional independence.

Systemic Reforms: The chapter focuses on the innovation and reforms required in the teaching methodologies or curriculum or text books to reduce burden and stress of children. It includes the involvement of technology in the teaching methods besides text books.











The detailed NCF 2005 is attached below:

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Answered By StudyChaCha Member

Dear NCF 2015,
It seems NCERT, SERTs and other institutions are simply publicising and popularising NCF. Ignou BEd course materials have excellent source.
But what we, teaching teachers, need is textbooks and workbooks that train students selflearn, build in and develop academic and lifeskils for everyday life and for future world.
Even I have worked for SERT Karnataka, I learnt not to talk about n against text books and textbook committee about practicality of text books and academic system, when I was cautioned by education OFFicers in the department.
I told, when English was introduced from class 1 in 2006 at govt schools in Karnataka, to devise textbooks practical, students friendly and teachers friendly. But they did RIE friendly and DSERT friendly, but against students, teachers n parents. This led to gradual closing of govt schools, mainly primary, channelising towards private English medium schools.
This is what our educationists, education officers do serve the department, devising education policies in ac rooms and highly paid. Finally actual teaching teachers are blamed, but now teachers have become blunt.
May god bless NCF 2015..!

Dear Mr. Yash Pal, It took 10+ years for government even to think about change in the most crucial part of society and when we were expecting a major shift in the teaching learning process, I didn't find anything exciting in the new NCF. A paradigm change in the social science curriculum which will make the future generation proud of its heritage, sensitive to its surrounding, wise to judge its economy and policy and responsible in its political life -still remains elusive. The curriculum should include corruption, nepotism, gender based discrimination, disregard for rules , importance of public opinion and the formation of the same as the basic areas of civic life rather than knowing the article of constitution