CURRICULAR CONTENTS APPROACHES - A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON STUDENTS’ OPINION ON HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY CONTENTS
Keywords:
curricular contents, modern approach, high school contents, university level contents.Abstract
The main issue highlighted in this article is the
importance of approaching the curricular contents in a
modern perspective, respecting some characteristics, also
mentioned by the new curricular theory. Using a 22 items
inventory, on a sample of 165 students from The West
University of Timișoara (first year of study, university
year 2013-2014), our research goal was to establish the
students’ opinion about the degree in which the curricular
contents taught to them respect the main characteristics of
this modern approach. The interpretation of the research
data points at the similarities and differences between the
curricular contents used in the teaching process at high
school level and those used at university level.
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