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Curriculum of Mathematics in Pakistan and International Standards: A Comparative Study

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  • Hafiz Mohammad Ather Khan

    (Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.)

  • Muhammad Tahir Khan Farooqi

    (Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Research and Assessment, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.)

  • Shahid Mehmood

    (PhD Scholar (Education), Department of Educational Research and Assessment, University of Okara, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.)

Abstract

Curriculum which is considered as the main tool education cannot remain the same endlessly. With the expansion of spectrum of knowledge, upgrading of the curriculum is needed with the passage of time. It is nevertheless, the timely updates and restructuring of curriculum can enhance the standard of education. It is therefore, change in curriculum and comparative analysis of the curriculum has been a hot debated topic not only in Pakistan but also all around the world. Current design of the study can be used to analyze the curriculum of mathematics for secondary level of education prescribed by the Punjab Text Book Board. The sole purpose of this comparative study of mathematics is to better analyze the policy objectives of the subject of mathematics curriculum for education at secondary level in Pakistan. Secondly, the study was aiming to analyze curriculum processes while referring to certain objectives, content, methodology and assessment techniques. Thirdly, this research study was aiming to critically review the subject matter of mathematics while highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the subject of mathematics taught at secondary level of education in Pakistan. Fourth, the aim of this research study is to explore the suggestions of curriculum specialists about the salability of the value of mathematics curriculum in education of secondary level in Pakistan. Fifthly, the study used to recommend measures to upgrade the curriculum of mathematics implemented for secondary school education in the country. The population under study comprised of teachers, students, opinion of national curriculum professionals and materials provided about the mathematics curriculum from the Curriculum Bureau in Provinces of Pakistan. Suggestions and recommendations are provided in the end of the research study while better concluding the results and findings in the end of the paper.

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  • Hafiz Mohammad Ather Khan & Muhammad Tahir Khan Farooqi & Shahid Mehmood, 2018. "Curriculum of Mathematics in Pakistan and International Standards: A Comparative Study," Global Social Sciences Review, Humanity Only, vol. 3(2), pages 275-302, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gss:journl:v:3:y:2018:i:2:p:275-302
    DOI: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).16
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    Curriculum; Mathematics;

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