Hidden curriculum is an informal and unconscious school learning experience that is not clearly defined in school policies and curriculum plans. As opposed to "explicit curriculum". Relevant educational practices include: ability grouping, teacher-student relationship, classroom norms and processes, implicit teaching materials, gender differences among students, class reward structure, etc.

Its effect is reflected in political socialization, the acquisition of values and cultural morality, the formation of power concept, the deepening of class differences and so on. Gao Erdun, an American scholar, was the first to pay attention to the informal system that influenced the teaching content. In his middle school social system, he believes that the individual behavior of middle school students is related to their position and role in the school.

There are many similar names in the research, such as hidden courses, potential courses, informal courses, undiscovered courses and unexpected courses.

It means that students unconsciously gain ideological content and cultural influence such as experience, values and ideals in the school situation. It can also be said that it is a course presented in an indirect and implicit way in the school situation. It is unexpected, potential, diverse and imperceptible.

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First, the influence of hidden courses is diffuse, universal and persistent;

Second, the influence of hidden curriculum can be positive or negative;

Thirdly, the influence of hidden curriculum is the unity of academic and non-academic;

Fourthly, the influence of potential courses on students is the dialectical unity of consciousness and unconsciousness;

Fifth, hidden curriculum is the unity of unpredictability and predictability; Sixth, hidden curriculum exists in schools, families and social education.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Hidden Courses