Understanding the Curriculum

4.4 Transactional Processes

Let us study and reflect on the two situations given below:

MAYUR
OTHER SCHOOLS GLOBAL SCHOOL
− The teacher listens to the
children’s experiences related
− The teacher delivers a to the theme.
lecture in class while the
children listen. − The teacher gives
opportunities to children to
− The teacher uses a textbook observe, explore, ask and
and workbook and writes discuss.
the answers on the
blackboard for children’s − The teacher uses a variety of
convenience. learning resources in
addition to the textbook and
− The children sit in their
individual seats and work. workbook.

− Assessment is mainly done − The children work in

by paper pencil tests. large/small groups.
− The teacher uses a variety of
ways to assess learning.

 What are your reflections on the functioning of School A and School B?

 What would be the probable reasons for their functioning as mentioned?

In the present curriculum, the transactional processes suggested are based on the ways in which
children learn and construct their knowledge. These include learning from individual/small/large
group activities, learning through various processes such as, observation, discussion,
experimentation, classification and assignments such as, project work, written and oral work, etc.
The transactional processes are suggestive rather than being prescriptive and can be adapted
according to the child’s needs and contexts.

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