A curriculum framework is an organized plan or set of standards or learning outcomes that defines the content to be learned in terms of clear, definable standards of what the

student A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution. In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or elementar ...

should know and be able to do. A curriculum framework is part of an

outcome-based education Outcome-based education or outcomes-based education (OBE) is an educational theory that bases each part of an educational system around goals (outcomes). By the end of the educational experience, each student should have achieved the goal. The ...

standards based education reform Education reform in the United States since the 1980s has been largely driven by the setting of academic standards for what students should know and be able to do. These standards can then be used to guide all other system components. The SBE (stan ...

design. The framework is the second step, defining clear, high standards which will be achieved by all students. The curriculum is then aligned to the standards, and students are assessed against the standards. As compared with

traditional education Traditional education, also known as back-to-basics, conventional education or customary education, refers to long-established customs that society has traditionally used in schools. Some forms of education reform promote the adoption of progressiv ...

which is concerned only about delivering content, a

system promises that all will succeed if all are held to high expectations. When the standards are reached, there will be no

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where some groups are allowed to score lower than others, or the disabled are offered different opportunities than others. All will meet world class standards and be qualified for good colleges and trained for good jobs which pay good wages. In a

system, the curriculum was defined by those who created

textbook A textbook is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of study with the intention of explaining it. Textbooks are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions. Schoolbooks are textboo ...

s rather than government bodies which assembled groups of stakeholders to create standards based on consensus of what students should know and be able to do. In some states, curriculum frameworks have been adopted based on traditional academic standards rather than outcome-based constructivist standards, but many frameworks were originally or still based on student-centered learning and constructivism such as

reform mathematics Reform mathematics is an approach to mathematics education, particularly in North America. It is based on principles explained in 1989 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). The NCTM document ''Curriculum and Evaluation Stand ...

whole language Whole language is a philosophy of reading and a discredited educational method originally developed for teaching literacy in English to young children. The method became a major model for education in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and ...

and

Inquiry-based Science Inquiry-based learning (also spelled as enquiry-based learning in British English) is a form of active learning that starts by posing questions, problems or scenarios. It contrasts with traditional education, which generally relies on the teache ...

which have been controversial in some states and communities.{{according to whom, date=September 2020

High school graduation examination An exit examination is a test that students must pass to receive a diploma and graduate from school. Such examinations have been used in a variety of countries; this article focuses on their use within the United States. These are usually criteri ...

s tie awarding of diplomas to demonstration of meeting the standards set out in the frameworks.

Global Curriculum Frameworks

Project Management Curriculum and Resources
Guidelines for Undergraduate Project Management Curricula and Resources was launched by a faculty steering committee in 2015. Funding to support the initiative was provided b
Project Management Institute

National Curriculum Frameworks

Australasian Curriculum Assessment and Certification Authorities (ACACA)
ACACA is the national body for the chief executives of the statutory bodies in the Australian States and Territories and in New Zealand responsible for certificates of senior secondary education.
The New Zealand Curriculum Framework
is the official policy for teaching, learning, and assessment in New Zealand schools. *

NCERT The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India which was established in 1961 as a literary, scientific and charitable Society under the Societies Registration Act. Its hea ...

is the official agency in India for deciding the curriculum framework for schools in India. During the year 2005

National Curriculum Framework (NCF 2005) The National Curriculum Framework 2005 (NCF 2005) is the fourth National Curriculum Framework published in 2005 by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in India. Its predecessors were published in 1975, 1988, 2000. T ...

the new policy was drafted.

State Curriculum Frameworks

California Content Standards & Curriculum Frameworks

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20060821200705/http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/ Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority: VELS
Technical Education Frameworks

Michigan Curriculum Framework

Kerala State Council of Education Research and Training curriculum framework

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