CDIP assignment Part 1: What is meant by curriculum? A curriculum is a body of knowledge or perhaps better put‚ the set of courses and experiences that you would receive if you studied at an institution such as a college. It is the whole experience of that institution. Kerr defines curriculum as‚ ’All the learning which is planned and guided by the school‚ whether it is carried on in groups or individually‚ inside or outside the school.’ (Quoted in Kelly 1983: p.10). However‚ one would tend to
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1.Explain what is meant by the term ‘physical change’ A physical change is where the appearance or traits of the substance/item change these changes can be‚ change of size‚ shape‚ color‚ volume and state. The molecules in the substance can be rearranged but their composition must stay the same. No new substance can be formed. They can be reversed most of the time. 2. Describe one example of a physical change in everyday life and explain why it is a physical change. Melting an ice cube is a common
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Explain what is meant by the term ‘a religious experience’. (45 marks) In 1969 Alister Hardy set up the Religious Experience Research Unit (RERU) with the aim of examining the extent and nature of the religious experiences of people in the UK. The experiences recorded were quite different from other types of experiences that people had. According to Alister Hardy the religious experience ‘… usually induces in the person concerned a conviction that the everyday world is not the whole of reality;
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Explain what is meant by the term "barriers to trade;" use examples. (10) In order to understand what we mean when we say "barriers to trade" we must first grasp the idea of international trade and free trade which is what these "barriers" are preventing. International trade is made up of imports (M) and exports (X)‚ and is one of the components of aggregate demand (X-M). For some economies‚ international trade is an extremely significant contributor to GDP‚ as they have goods and services which
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1. What is meant by diversity? Diversity is the word used to describe how people vary and differ. Some personal differences may be: age‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ race‚ religion‚ interests‚ social class and values and beliefs. 2. Describe the community you live in. Highlight some of the variations you may observe in terms of: Birmingham is the most culturally diverse city in the UK. In the local community there are people of both genders and of all ages. People come from all over the
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education. The national curriculum is a set of subjects and standards used by primary and secondary schools so children learn the same things it is defined by four key stages to be spread over the 12 years of compulsory years of schooling. It covers what subjects are taught and the standards children should reach in each subject. Other types of schools such as academies and private schools don’t have to follow the national curriculum. Academies must teach a broad and balanced curriculum including English
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Project one What is meant by the term equality? Equality can mean different things to different people; some people believe that equality means treating everyone the same. However you can not treat everyone as equal due to the fact that everyone has different backgrounds‚ life experiences‚ skills and knowledge. So no two people can really ever be the same. Individuality can be a positive attribute in all aspects of life. Equality can be more accurately described as when people are given equal
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What is meant by the term ‘gothic’? How far and in what ways is ‘Frankenstein’ a gothic text? Gothic literature‚ which is sometimes referred to as Gothic horror‚ is a genre that links horror and romance into one tale of ‘transgressing the boundaries’. Gothicism was unheard of until the late 1700’s‚ this movement into a new genre of literature. This was pioneered by the English author Horace Walpole‚ in his famous fictional book ‘The Castle of Otranto’‚ or as Walpole alternatively titled it ‘a
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1. What is meant by diversity? Diversity literally means difference. Diversity recognises that though people have things in common with each other‚ they are also different and unique in many ways. Diversity is about recognising and valuing those differences. 2. Describe the community you live in. Highlight some of the variations you may observe in terms of: • Interests • Beliefs • Ages • Lifestyles • Personal‚ social and cultural identities. I live in a town called Braintree in
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What is meant by propaganda? Propaganda is a form of communication containing information that is of a biased or misguiding essence used to promote a political motive or point of view. It is very rare that propaganda should turn out to be in the favor of the receiver. In most cases‚ the sender has some selfish or misleading data that he uses to attract the receiver to his own purpose. Types of Propaganda: Although it is not necessarily true that propaganda would only yield a negative outcome but
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