Đurđica Komlenović

GEOGRAFSKI KURIKULUM U ENGLESKOJ I VELSU

DOI: 10.35666/28310438.2005.1.268

UDC: 910.1:371.3(420+429)

Abstract: In England and Wales, compulsory education lasts 11 years and ends at the age of 16. Compulsory education is provided in different types of schools. It includes a six-year primary school attended by children aged 5 to 11 and a five-year secondary school attended by children aged 11 to 16. The geography curriculum came into use on 1 August 1995 for all age groups and is presented in grades 1, 2 and 3. The curriculum contains: achievement objectives, geographical skills, places (to be explored), thematic learning (programme of learning) and achievement objective (student standards). The geographic curriculum specifies: skills and activities that the student should develop in researching places, as well as training students to independently use primary and secondary sources. Student achievements are evaluated at the end of each level. Tests for students are compiled on the basis of prescribed education standards classified into eight levels. The national geographic curriculum refers to the necessary geographic knowledge and its application, which can contribute to: the quality of the environment, the understanding of the economic and industrial world, and the development of international conscience. The application of knowledge and skills in the process of geographical research has a great contribution to the education of young people and their inclusion in the world of work.

Key words:.education, curriculum, geography, England and Wales.

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