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Syllabus for Classes 9 & 10 SYLLABUS FOR CLASSES 9 & 10 BHUTAN CERTIFICATE FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION (BCSE) FOR DECEMBER 2008 EXAMINATION Curriculum and Professional Support Division (CAPSD) and Bhutan Board of Examinations (BBE) Ministry of Education Royal Government of Bhutan Published by Curriculum and Professional Support Division (CAPSD) and Bhutan Board of Examinations Ministry of Education Royal Government of Bhutan Paro, BHUTAN Tel: +975-8-271226 Fax: +975-8-271991 E-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2003 Curriculum and Professional Support Division and Bhutan Board of Examinations, Ministry of Education All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the Ministry of Education, Thimphu. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The BBE and CAPSD would like to acknowledge with gratitude all those individuals and organizations who made the development of this booklet possible. 1. The Council for the Indian Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi 2. The Purpose of School Education in Bhutan, A curriculum Handbook for Schools, 1996, CAPSD, Education Department, Thimphu 3. Teaching Learning To Be, A Curriculum Guideline for Classes PP to X, Part I, 1999, CAPSD, Education Department, Thimphu 4. Education Monitoring and Support Service Division (EMSSD), Education Department, Thimphu 5. All High schools Copy editing Ms. Meena Subba First edition 2001 (BBED) Second edition 2003 (CAPSD, BBED) Reprinted 2004, 2007 Third edition 2005 ISBN 99936-0-205-1 ii Foreword Education is central to our development philosophy of promoting Gross National Happiness. The Ministry of Education is striving to fulfill the Royal Government's need to make education meaningful for our children. We are pleased that our endeavours have strengthened the introduction of Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Education (BCSE). The conduct of the BCSE (Class X) examinations by the Bhutan Board of Examinations starting in December 2001 has been a major step in pursuance of the Government directive in this regard. It is gratifying to see that the revised English curriculum for Classes IX through XII under the curriculum reform project for English is now completed. Therefore, the implementation of the new English curriculum will commence in Class IX in 2006. This document is intended to facilitate the conduct of Class X examinations by the Bhutan Board of Examinations (BBE) in December 2007. With this move, we will have established our own system of examination for all schools in the country. This is a testimony to the teamwork between the Bhutan Board of Examinations and the Curriculum and Professional Support Division (CAPSD), as well as the continued support and co-operation that we have received from the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). This document is expected to help both the students and teachers understand the courses including the learning objectives, learning outcomes, and the examination rules and regulations for Classes IX and X. It is also hoped that this would be useful for parents as they support their children in attaining the learning objectives. It is in the nature of curriculum to be dynamic and forward-looking. Therefore, some of the provisions in this syllabus document will change as per the needs of the time so that the learning outcomes attained by our students match the needs of the society. Tashi Delek. Thinley Gyamtsho MINISTER Ministry of Education iii iv Introduction The syllabus for Bhutan Certificate for Secondary Education (BCSE) includes the key learning areas – Dzongkha, English, Mathematics, Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), and History and Geography, and three optional subjects – Economics, Commercial Studies and Computer Applications. While Mathematics, Sciences, and Commercial Studies are modified versions of the Indian Certificate for Secondary Education (ICSE) syllabus, History, Geography, Economics have a considerable Bhutanese content to make the study of these subjects more relevant to the Bhutanese students; Computer Applications has been developed taking into account the practical relevance of the subject to the world of work. Having completed the revision of the curriculum in English for Classes IX through XII under English curriculum reform project, the new English curriculum is included in this document. The syllabus is structured in a way that reflects the rationale, aims, learning experiences, learning outcomes, structure of the course, mode of assessment, examination specifications and list of textbooks and references. The syllabus document also contains rules and regulations of the examination. For the implementation of the revised English curriculum, teachers are required to follow the Curriculum Guides for Teachers closely. Teachers of other subjects may also practise the procedures and activities along the lines presented in the Guides, with modifications relevant to their own subjects. It must be noted that while the modes of assessment for the Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Education remain similar to the earlier syllabus, the modes of assessment in the revised English curriculum are substantially different from those of the past which necessitates a closer study of the provisions for the implementation of the curriculum. Secretary Chief Curriculum Officer Bhutan Board of Examinations Curriculum and Professional Support Division v vi CONTENTS Foreword ...................................................................................................................................iii Introduction................................................................................................................................v Rules and Regulations ................................................................................................................ix Time and Period Allocation(number of periods and time per week)..........................................xv Dzongkha ...................................................................................................................................1 English......................................................................................................................................21 Mathematics..............................................................................................................................43 Science......................................................................................................................................59 History and Civics.....................................................................................................................97 Geography ..............................................................................................................................109 Economics..............................................................................................................................123 Computer Applications ...........................................................................................................137 Commercial Studies.................................................................................................................147 Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) ...............................................................................155 Values Education ....................................................................................................................163 vii viii Rules and Regulations 1.0. Conduct of Examination The Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Education (BCSE) Examination is conducted in the month of December of every academic year. It is conducted in the same school, which is then known as the examination centre, unless the number of candidates from that school is less than required. In which case the candidates will be sent to a nearby centre for writing their examination. A Supervising Examiner and an Assistant Supervising Examiner are appointed by the BBE for each centre, based on their past experience and recommendations received from the heads of the school while invigilators are appointed by the respective Dzongkhags. However, if the number of candidates exceeds 400 two Assistant, Supervising Examiners are appointed. 2.0. Courses Offered The courses offered in classes IX and X are categorized into two groups: academic courses and co-curricular courses. The first group of courses is for the national examination at the end of class X. It has 80% weighting, the remaining 20% being the internal assessment. The second group of courses is non-academic and is to be assessed internally by the schools. I The academic subjects under the first group of courses are as follows: A. Compulsory: All students must take these subjects. 1. Dzongkha (Indian Languages for Non Bhutanese students) 2. English 3. Mathematics 4. Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) 5. History-Civics and Geography B. Optional: In addition, all students must take a sixth subject, which may be ANY ONE of the following. (However, please note that all high schools do not offer all the options listed below.) 1. Economics 2. Computer Applications 3. Commercial Studies II The non-academic Co-curricular courses are as follows: A. Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) All candidates are required to do "Socially Useful Productive Work" (SUPW) during the course of the academic session for which assessment is done by the school as per the guidelines provided on page No. 135. The result is reflected in the statement of marks and certificate as grades. ix B. Values Education All candidates also take a course on values.
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