A Global Perspective on Australian Curriculum & Lessons
What is the Australian Curriculum? This educational program provides a clear set of goals for what students should learn in the classroom. It also sets an achievement standard per subject and allows teachers the flexibility to personalise their learning methods. Australian Curriculum lessons revolve around various learning areas, general capabilities, and cross-curriculum priorities. Here is a brief guide to these aspects: 1. Learning areas Students are encouraged to develop disciplinary knowledge and understanding in eight major subjects: Science, Mathematics, English, Health and Physical Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Arts, Technologies, and Languages. Everyone is familiar with the eight learning areas because these are the subjects traditionally taught in school. 2. General capabilities Australian Curriculum lessons emphasize on general capabilities to add depth and richness to students learning. These capabilities are literacy, numeracy, inf...