Consider the following statements: (1) The curriculum covers the whole spectrum of teaching-learning activities in the school. (2) The syllabus is not restricted to the examinable portions of the curriculum. Which of the above is or are true?

1.The curriculum covers the whole spectrum of teaching-learning activities in the school.

2.The syllabus is not restricted to the examinable portions of the curriculum.

AOnly 1 ✓ Correct

BOnly 2

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Correct answer: (A) Only 1

Explanation

Statement 1 is true: the curriculum covers the whole spectrum of teaching-learning activities in the school.

It embraces both curricular and co-curricular, formal and informal experiences.

Statement 2 is false: the syllabus is the examinable outline of a subject, restricted to its examinable portions.

The syllabus is a subset that lists the content to be taught and tested in a course.

Curriculum is the wider term, embracing aims, content, methods, activities and evaluation.

Curriculum answers what, why and how to teach, while the syllabus only lists the content.

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