TOP 8 FACTORS FOR CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION FOR STUDENTS

TEACHERS

Teachers are the first people to implement their role in the curriculum for their students. They usually select what they need to teach to their students and how it may affect the whole teaching process. Therefore, their curriculum is provided to be alternative as teachers may decide what they want to teach and what the really need to teach. Teachers are usually involved in constructing and implementation of curriculum in Nigeria.

LEARNERS may also influence the curriculum implementation in Nigeria. If teachers are provided to be the arbiters of the learning process, but the learners actually hold the key to the idea of curriculum activity. The official learning process is quite different from the one that is prescribed by the ideas of country.

RESOURCE Materials and Facilities It’s obvious that no meaningful teaching process can be provided without resources and facilities. This factor significantly changes the whole picture of what happens right now. The Ministry of Education has problems providing necessary resources to the all educational institutions in Nigeria. In some schools, students have to pay for their books and even supply their schools with necessary equipment. Therefore,

SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT this factor significantly changes the whole picture of what happens right now. The Ministry of Education has problems providing necessary resources to the all educational institutions in Nigeria. In some schools, students have to pay for their books and even supply their schools with necessary equipment. Therefore, the implementation of curriculum is impossible without providing necessary elements for education. Rural areas especially suffer from the lack of resources.

 INTEREST GROUPS the interest group also plays the major role in the development and implementation of curriculum in Nigeria. Who are these groups that may have influence on the development of curriculum in our country? They are usually holders of great financial resources and may influence the political structure of our country. The curriculum may also be outdated and their implementation is not necessary and even harmful in some cases. At the same time, if a school is situated in not the best place on earth then it’s highly possible that the school may change the whole curriculum to support the interest of learners. Therefore, the school environment may decide if they need to follow the curriculum.

CULTURE AND IDEOLOGY Culture and ideology may also change the implementation of curriculum in schools. Culture differences are present in different parts of the country and even in the same school. Therefore, culture may provide various interesting decisions in implementing curriculum in Nigeria.  INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISION

 Implementation of curriculum is not possible without supervisory functions provided by the government.

ASSESSMENT Examination changes the way you think about curriculum. It provides new standards to meet and all educational institutions will have an opportunity to meet these standards or change them accordingly. The implementation of curriculum is possible in many ways. Nevertheless, it’s advised to consider every possible factor that can affect curriculum implementation in order to develop effective curriculum for educatio