BROADFIELD CURRICULUM

A broad field curriculum is a structure for

achieving educational outcomes that
combines related subjects into one broad
field of study.
[or]
A broad field curriculum is a structure for
accomplishing educational outcomes
that combines associated subjects into
one broad field of study.
 CHARACTERISTICS OR FEATURES OF
BROAD FIELD CURRICULUM

The purpose of a broad field curriculum is to

highlight relationships between subjects and to
integrate the learning experience.

This allows learners to see the association

among various elements in the curriculum

The broad field curriculum design is commonly

used by schools to promote an interdisciplinary
approach to learning.
 ADVANTAGES

 It integrates separate subjects into a single course.

This enables learners to see the relationship among
various elements in the curriculum.

 It is based on separate subjects, so it provides for an

orderly and systematic exposure to the cultural
heritage.

 It saves time on the school timetable.

 It gives them little knowledge about every subject.

 DISADVANTAGES

 The disadvantage is students are educated with a

smaller number of subjects that may limit their
opportunity for future work.

 Its lacks depth and cultivate shallowness. It provide a

bit and pieces of information from variety of subjects.

 By combining so many subjects, the students get a

shallow amount of knowledge in comparison to the
deeper content of a single-subject.
 CURRICULUM INTEGRATION

The term ‘curriculum

integration’ has been used to denote the
combination of two or more subjects to
form a meaningful learning area that
would help effective integration of
learning experiences for the learner.
 NEED FOR CURRICULUM INTEGRATION

The purpose of Integrated Curriculum is to

co-ordinate the subjects and the students
in the process of learning. It creates the
learning experience of different subjects
and the life experiences of the students
and combine all things together to create
the learning environment.
Learning skills improvement :
As students learn about various subjects, it
enhances their ability to relate them together.
Increase the management efficiency :
Integrated curriculum promotes the
management skills of students.
Developing creative thinking :
The purpose of providing wide range of
knowledge is to develop the creative ideas of
the students.
Integrated curriculum attempts should not be
seen as an interesting diversion but as a more
effective means of presenting the curriculum.
The curriculum becomes more relevant when
there are connections between subjects rather
than strict isolation.