Comparative Analysis of the 2009-2018 Curricula of Life Science Course in Turkey

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the similarities and differences between the curricula of  2009 and 2018 Primary School Life Science Course (1st, 2nd and 3rd Grades) in terms of the curriculum elements (purposes, content, education-teaching process, assessment and evaluation). The data of the study, which was conducted in accordance with the case study model, were analyzed by making use of the “document analysis” technique. According to the findings obtained in the study, it was determined that there are many common/similar acquisitions in the curricula; that curriculum of 2018 has a relatively richer structure in terms of personal quality and values but some of the fundamental skills found in the previous curriculum are not included in. It is seen that a more comprehensive and systematic presentation is preferred for the curriculum of 2009 and there are some deficiencies in the curriculum of 2018 in relation to the elements of the curriculum in question. Similarly, it was also found out that quite limited knowledge is presented in the curriculum of 2018 about assessment-evaluation activities.