Below is a brief highlight of the general needs of the curriculum reform: New education system in Kenya

General needs for curriculum reform social, economic and personal needs
• Kenyans stated that the curriculum ought to be reformed – foremost – to serve societal needs -93.62% followed by personal needs at 91.83%, economic needs at 91.25 and technological needs at 90.30%.
• The curriculum to be reformed should enhance peaceful social co-existence, contribute to economic development and address social vices such as corruption, tribalism and insecurity
• The curriculum should promote innovation, problem solving skills and self reliance for improving individual’s and national development
NEEDED REFORMS ON COMPETENCIES ECDE, PRIMARY AND SNE
• The findings reveal various ratings on the competencies desired for the ECDE, Primary and SNE levels of Education, respectively. These are presented on;
ECDE: Personal hygiene, Numeracy, Social skills,Communication skills, Digital literacy skills, Life skills
PRIMARY: Practical skills, Technology, Values
SNE: Appropriate adaptive skills, communication skills and Vocational skills that enhance employability
• Secondary : The 21st century skills – communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity were identified as the preferred competencies
What will be taught at each level
PRIMARY: Kenyans emphasized practical oriented learning areas –Home science, Art& craft, Music, Drama, Agriculture, Foreign Languages- French, German, Chinese, Spanish.
SECONDARY: Kenyans advocated for practical subjects such as home science, Art &craft , Agriculture and woodwork to be re-introduced
• Other subjects should also be more practical
•Learners should start specializing early.
New curriculum review system kenya
The above data was obtained from a presentation made ta KICD. You can download the whole presentation HERE
Lastly, don’t be in the dark, use the form below to Subscribe for our latest Education News, and interesting campus stuff. You can also comment below for any Question and We Will reply to you.
Leave a Reply