A Study on Awareness of the Teacher-Students Educator in Rajasthan about National Curriculum Framework
Author : Dr. Yograj Goswami
Abstract :
The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2023 is a comprehensive and pivotal document that lays down the foundational principles, objectives, and guidelines for the educational landscape in India. This framework delineates the educational aims, curriculum domains, and developmental stages across various school levels. The NCF-SE's comprehensive nature ensures that it covers all stages of schooling. It sets clear learning standards and competencies, enabling teachers to foster critical thinking, creativity, and genuine understanding. NCF requires a teacher to be a facilitator of children's learning in a manner that helps children to construct knowledge and meaning. The teacher in this process is a co-constructor of knowledge. School is an institution where the talent of learners is nurtured. And curriculum is inseparable part of School. Therefore it become very important to continuously revise and reform the curriculum and introduces the changes in real practices. National Curriculum Framework document which solely focuses upon the curriculum load on Children and provides us with the various systemic reforms which needs to be done in our Educational system. For quality Education and effective teaching, teacher must have fair knowledge about NCF. The present study was undertaken to assess the awareness of NCF among the secondary school teachers of Ludhiana District. The results of the present study may help the stake holders to organize more effective awareness programs of in-service teachers. The study was carried out by a descriptive survey of 50 Secondary school teachers of Sriganganagar district and Hanumangargh district in Rajasthan, using a specifically designed questionnaire. The respondents were selected at random and were given questionnaire containing the questions regarding to Aims, Objectives, vision and highlights of NCF. The results obtained by the researcher after analysis was shocking and disappointing as many of the teachers are unaware about the National Curriculum Framework.
Keywords :
National curriculum framework (2005), awareness, constructivism etc.
