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School curriculum revised

Star Report
The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has introduced new textbooks for the students of Class One with effect from January this year. A set of three books for each student has been published by revising and updating the curriculum.
The first phase of revision and modernization of the school curricula-based on the recommendations of the Quadrat-i-Khuda Commission began in 1975 and the process ended In 1984.
Since 1984 there has been no major revision of the curriculum. The inadequacies of the curriculum at the primary school level have been pointed
out by the country's educationalists at different times.
The second phase of revision of the curriculum began tn 1981 when the government decided to Implement universal primary education. The latest revision has been made with the objectives of creating scope of education for more children, to minimise the drop-outs and to equip the children with lessons suiting to needs of life.
The NCTB went through a lengthy process before revising the curriculum. The new books Bengali. Arithmetic and English were tested in 100 primary schools located in different less advanced areas of
the country.
The books were originally planned for 1991 but the NCTB failed to produce those for reasons beyond its control.
Under the present arrangement the revision process will be completed in 1986. The students who are at present enrolled tn Class One will continue to receive new books every year and it is expected by the time they graduate from primary schools their level of learning will be different even from their immediate seniors.
When contacted. Prof Abdus Subhan. Chairman. NCTB said the curriculum had been revised “to cope with the chang Ing requirement of the society and international situation '
The lessons of the new textbooks have been prepared keeping in view the reality that primary schools function for 200 days a year and the students of Class One get two pe riods a day tn schools. The books have been written In a way so that teachers can complete their teaching within this time frame. Besides, as the students of Classes One and Two Will not sit for any fi nal examinations for promotions. the teachers need time for a continuous evaluation of pupils achievement before recommending promotion.
The NCTB has published 3.5 million sets of textbooks for the students of Class One. Funds were provided by UNICEF. UNDP and UNESCO. Of the three donors. UNICEF is the biggest partner which gave the money as grant. When contacted. Cole P Dodges Country Representative of UNICEF said with the Intro duction of new curriculum more children would be passing primary schools and the teachers would be able to teach better.
Seventy per cent of school going children enroll at primary schools of which 65 per cent drop out before compk-t Ing the five-year primary education.