Effectiveness of Single National Curriculum (SNC) on the Learning Outcomes of Students: Group Comparison of the Average Scores of SNC and Non-SNC Students
Abstract
This paper evaluates the efficiency of the Pakistan SNC introduced in the academic year 2018-19 by Imran Khan's government. The research will seek to establish the raw scores of SNC learners and those who are not in SNC, as well as to establish questionnaires on primary teachers' views about the curriculum and their professional development needs in its implementation. The methodology uses standard Urdu, English, Math, and Science tests and close-ended interviews with selected teachers. The population includes 160 students and 16 teachers of District Kotli selected from four different tehsils, the probationary population of which is present. Findings show no significant difference between the performance of learners in SNC Schools and those in non-SNC Schools. Age and gender predictably exhibit little influence on the performance of the subject. Overall, teachers embrace the SNC with equality when applied across the schools, agreeing with the policy's possibility of raising the bar of educational achievement. As for the teachers involved in the SNC, all of them consolidated specific SNC training. The report also demonstrates the need for proper planning for curriculum implementation and proper preparation of the teachers. It adds useful information to Pakistan's current state of educational change, stressing proper planning and services for implementing any curriculum changes. These findings could be useful in future policy-making and policy execution in Pakistan's education sphere.
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