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1. PERSUADING PEOPLE
Curriculum development & hence curriculum implementation is a team effort, involving all curriculum workers, from the HQ authorities &staff, through the field officers to the teachers & their head teachers.

2. KEEPING THE PUBLIC INFORMED
Some people will want to be informed and given opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues pertaining to the project.

3. EDUCATING THE TEACHER
Relevant training programs should be instituted within the regular teacher preparation curriculum so us to enable newly qualified teachers to be conversant with the new curriculum before they leave college. Suitable in-service training programs should be organized to help the serving teachers acquaint themselves with the new curriculum.

4. EDUCATING THE TEACHER EDUCATOR
Educational administrators, school inspectors, college tutors, teacher advisory center tutors & head teachers of the schools should be given special programmes to help them understand the new curriculum.

5. PROVIDING THE NECESSARY FACILITIES & EQUIPMENTS
For curriculum implementation to be successful, it might either be necessary to improve the storage facilities so that they are, more roomy and secure or it might be necessary to improve some of the equipments and facilities.
6. SUPPLY OF CURRICULUM MATERIALS
At the curriculum implementation stage, the supply of curriculum materials becomes a major operation. As in the case of school equipment there are the question of purchasing, delivery and storage. In addition there also the question of physical production of the materials.
Cost and efficiency must be kept under constant scrutiny to ensure that the schools are getting efficient service at the lowest cost possible.

7. PRESENTATION OF THE NEW CURRICULUM
The actual presentation of the curriculum should at this stage start from the bottom of the ladder and move up year by year.

8. INSTITUTING APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT METHODS
Assessment is like a sharp knife which can be used effectively either for destructive or for constructive purposes. Appropriate methods of assessment should be instituted as soon as the implementation process starts.

9. CONTINUOUS SUPPORT
It should be noted that the main thrust of curriculum development passes from the project staff to the field officers who are directly concerned with the maintenance of general standards in schools and colleges.
This cadre of curriculum workers should therefore, be strengthened in number and made more effective by providing them with better facilities in order to enable them give efficient support to the schools as new curricula are implemented

marto answered the question on May 7, 2019 at 07:29

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