Modernising the curriculum and assessment practices | Education
Saudi Arabia is about to introduce its first national curriculum framework, which will not only guide the creation of a more modern curriculum, but also provide an opportunity to address several of the systemic issues that have prevented previous reforms from being embedded in all classrooms across the country.
Myanmar’s first graders receive first new curriculum in 20 years
The joint MOE-JICA project, called the project for Curriculum Reform at Primary Level of Basic Education (CREATE), is the first major reform of Myanmar’s first grade curriculum in about 20 years. The textbooks are colorful with many pictures and designed to be accessible and attractive to young children. The textbooks will be delivered with
textbooks - The Japan Times
In its first major educational reform in almost 20 years, Myanmar has introduced a new curriculum for first-grade students developed with Japanese assistance. With the support of the...
Myanmar adopts new first-grade curriculum with help from Japan
With the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Myanmar’s Education Ministry has produced textbooks based on the new curriculum for distribution to nearly 1.3 million...
English classes to begin from first grade in Saudi Arabia in 2025, says
Saudi schoolboys wait for the bus in front of their school as Saudi schools start the first day in the eastern city of Dammam. (File photo: AFP) English classes to begin from first grade in Saudi
- Does Myanmar have a curriculum framework?
- l urriculum Framework (5th version)Introduction1. In the previous education of Myanmar that has progressed from the old monastic education to the current modern education, there has never been a curriculum framework although syllabi, textbooks, teacher’s guides, including various teaching methods and a
- How has education changed in Myanmar?
- Following the country's transition to civilian rule in 2011, Myanmar's Ministry of Education embarked on several comprehensive institutional reforms that encompass changes to curricula, textbooks, pre-service and in-service teacher training, and achievement tests (assessment).
- Does Myanmar have a child-centered teaching approach?
- Support for the development of primary school textbooks and teacher guides in 10 subjects In Myanmar, the child-centered teaching approach has been applied across the education sector. However, the lessons that are being conducted on most subjects are still based on outdated textbooks that were compiled under military rule nearly 20 years ago.
- How a teacher training program works in Myanmar?
- The in-service trainings reached teachers from all categories of grade one schools including monastic and private schools. The reform group also organized curriculum trainings at Myanmar’s education colleges so that it is the basis of teacher training programs in academia.
- What is the curriculum of a middle school in Myanmar?
- f the Union of Myanmar,25. Curriculum StructureThe middle school educati n curriculum includes eleven main learning areas. The main compulsory learning areas are Myanmar, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies (Geography), Social Studies (History), Lifeskills, Physical Education, Moral and Civics, Aesthetics (Music and Art), and
- What is alternative education in Myanmar?
- The alternative education segment caters to groups that have either dropped out or lack access to the formal education system. The Department of Alternative Education (DoAE) oversees programmes to boost education in Myanmar by targeting students in conflict zones and migrant areas, as well as children who are employed, homeless or disabled.
