GEOGRAPHY SUBJECT
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Ministry of Education Secondary Education Modernization Projec t
Consultancy Phase ?? (Funded by ADB / NDF Loan No.356)
SEMP
DRAFT FINAL REPORT
GEOGRAPHY SUBJECT
Professor KNJ Katupotha Domestic Consultant/Geography Subject.
SEMP-PHASE ll (ADB/NDF No: 356
AUGUST 2004
SUBMITTED BY
Helsinki Consulting Group oy Ltd HELSINKI FINLAND
Helsinki Consulting Group Ltd, Visiting Address: Kaisaniemenikatu 6 A, 6th Floor Postal Aggree: P. O. Box 1300 FIN-00101 Helsinki, Finland Telephone (int) + 358 9 191 44455 Fax (int) +358 9191 44453 E-mail:hcg@hcg.helsinki.fi Internet: hcg.helsinki.f
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CONTENTS
iii
Abbreviations
v
Executive Summary
vii
Acknowledgments
1 Geography Subject
1
1.1 Introduction
1
1.2 Dimensions of Geography Education
3
1.3 Strengthening Geographical Education
4
1.4 Quality Improvement - The SEMP Geography Subject
6
Component
1.4.1 Terms of Reference
6
2 Geography Curriculum Design
7
2.1 Introduction
7
2.2 Curriculum Content
9
3 The Geography Curriculum For Grades 10-13 (GCE OL & AL)
11
3.1 Strengths and Weaknesses
11
3.1.1 Grades 10-11 (GCE OL) ? Geography Syllabus
12
3.1.2 Grades 12-13 (GCE AL) ? Geography Syllabus
16
3.2 Practical Difficulties in the Implementation of the Existing
18
Geography Curricula
4 Improving the Geography Subject Curriculum
19
4.1 Moderniziong Of Geography Curricula
19
4.2 Recommendations Relevant to Grades 10-11 (GCE O/L)
20
4.3 Common Recommendations Relevant to Grades 11 - 13 (GCE 30
O/L& A/L)
4.4 Computer Assisted Learning (CAL)
32
5 Implementation of Modernized Curriculum
36
5.1 Necessity of Implementation
36
5.2 Teachers Capacity Building Measures
38
5.3 Facilities and required Resources
41
5.4 Institutional Development
44
5.5 Textbooks
45
6 Career Development and Employability
49
7 Summary of Recommendations
53
References
56
APPEDICES
1 Number of (a) candidates sat for GCE OL and (b) GCE AL 57
Examinations and results by Grades. (c) Indicates the number
of Geography students who applied and selected candidates
for Universities
2 Draft of the proposed Geography Syllabus for Grade 10 - 58
Suggested Themes and Topics
3 Draft of the proposed Geography Syllabus for Grade 11 - 62
Suggested Themes and Topics
4 Proposed objectives, key issues and concepts, suggested 66
learning activities, suggested learning resources, skills, and
attitudes for Grades 10 and 11
5 Draft of the proposed Geography Syllabus (Geography Paper 75
1 - Physical Environment) for Grades 12 ? 13. Suggested
themes and topics
6 Proposed objectives, key issues and concepts, suggested 80
learning activities, suggested learning resources, skills, and
attitudes for Geography Paper 1, Grades 12-13
7 Draft of the proposed Geography Syllabus (Geography Paper
89
II - People and Human Geography) for Grade 12-13.
Suggested themes and topics
8 Proposed objectives, key issues and concepts, suggested 93
learning activities, suggested learning resources, skills, and
attitudes for Geography Paper II, Grades 12-13
9 Action plan for modernizing Grades (10 - 11) Geography 99
Curriculum
10 Action plan for modernizing Grades (12 - 13) Geography 100
Curriculum
11 List of equipment for the Environmental Field Centres 101
(Resource Centres) ? on site
12 Assessment mobility, teaching-learning aspects and
103
significant linkages with basic competencies
13 List of equipment and cadre position for proposed
108
cartography laboratory
14 Cost estimate for proposed Action plan, GCE (OL)
109
15 Cost estimate for proposed Action plan, GCE (AL)
112
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