Primary School Curriculum

EDU 454: PRIMARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Unit 5 - Teaching across the Curriculum in Primary School

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Discuss the three elements integrated in KSSR
2. Elaborate the purpose of integrating creativity, entrepreneurship, and ICT in KSSR

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Teaching across the curriculum is becoming, and increasingly a popular approach in teaching and learning. The emphasis is it involves several subjects in one main lesson topic. Thus, when an instructor teaches across the curriculum, he is incorporating several subjects into one lesson plan. For example, a lesson may include elements of Bahasa Melayu, English, science, math and social studies relevant and appropriate to the main lesson topic. This approach allows learners to be exposed to a variety of contexts to incorporate learning with real life situation that enhances preparation for future life. Basically, KSSR emphasizes three elements to be integrated across the curriculum. They are:

• Creativity and innovation

• Entrepreneurship

• Information and communication technology (ICT)

Figure 1: Elements across the Curriculum (EAC)

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References: 1. Dunn, R. & Dunn, K. (1993). Teaching secondary students through their individual learning styles: practical approaches for grades 7-12. Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon 2 3. Gagne, R.M. & Briggs, L.J. (1974). Principles of Instructional Design. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston 4 5. Ogbondah, L. (2008). An Appraisal of Instructional Materials Used to Educate Migrant Fishermen’s Children in Rivers State, Nigeria. International Journal of Scientific Research in Education, Vol. 1(1), 13-25. Retrieved from http://www.ijsre.com.