Course-5 Understanding Disciplines and School Subjects pmd

1.1.4. Let us Summarise
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School subject refers to an area of knowledge that is studied in school. It 
can be called learning tool or the criteria by which we learn.
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There is no single and comprehensive definition of the term discipline.
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A school subject constitutes an organizing framework that gives meaning and
shape to curriculum content, teaching, and learning activities .
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There is no single and comprehensive definition of the term discipline. It is
technical term for organization of learning and systematic production of new
knowledge.
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The term ‘academic discipline’ certainly incorporates many elements of the
meaning of ‘discipline’ . it has also become a technical term for the organisation
of learning and the systematic production of new knowledge.
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