Curriculum refers to the total number of subjects that school students should study and its process and arrangement. Curriculum is the planning and design of educational objectives, teaching contents and teaching activities, and the sum of the implementation processes of teaching plans, teaching outlines and many other aspects.
On the relationship between curriculum and teaching;
1. Curriculum theory and teaching theory have different research fields. Curriculum refers to learning content or teaching materials, while teaching focuses on the process and method of content delivery.
2. Curriculum is the result of learning, and teaching is the means to achieve or reach the goal;
3. The course only involves the teaching content and is an integral part of teaching. Curriculum is a big concept, and its connotation and extension are bigger than teaching.
4. Curriculum and teaching are independent systems, but they influence each other;
5. Some contents of curriculum theory and teaching theory cross each other, and the research of common parts affects the development of curriculum and teaching. Although they exist independently, there is a relationship of mutual feedback. The development of curriculum theory affects teaching theory, for example, the formulation of curriculum standards requires changing teaching methods and means in the teaching process.
6. The development of teaching theory also affects the development of curriculum theory.