IMPACT OF INTEGRATED CURRICULUM APPROACH ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

The changing nature of knowledge in recent times is argued to be a key reason why educators
need to consider curriculum integration. Curriculum integration is a curriculum design that
repositions subject content through collaboration and experience in order to increase its
meaning and relevance to students, holding less regard for disciplinary boundaries than
traditional didactical approaches. The purpose of this research is to study the effectiveness
of Integrated Curriculum Approach (ICA) in the learning of science among the secondary
school students. In order to test the effectiveness of the approach across the different boards
namely SSC, CBSE and CIE the researcher adopted an experimental study. The sample for
the study consisted of 260 students of English medium Secondary Schools affiliated to SSC,
CBSE and CIE board from Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. A multivariate analysis ANOVA
employed to evaluate results of the study. The significance of the approach with the integrated
system were tested using t test.