Answer to Question #225048 in English for Thabang

Question

Draw out the major differences between Outcomes Based education (OBE) and the
current Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement

Answer 1

The CAPS is an adjustment to what we teach (curriculum) and not how we teach (teaching methods). There is main debate and discussion about outcomes based education (OBE) being removed, however, OBE is a method of teaching not a curriculum. It is the curriculum that has changed and NOT THE TEACHING METHOD.

The Standard Based Curriculum is structured on a more material system, where students directly access resources to reason and extract information at their own pace. The Outcome Based Education is more systematic where students are taught with expectations of achieving a more specific outcome in their lessons.

These pieces describe the two major areas of curriculum and assessment; curriculum involves learning core conceptual knowledge and strategic processes, and assessment determines whether core conceptual knowledge and strategic processes have been learned.