Used in a Sentence

curricula

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for curricula.

Editorial note

In fact, it seems to me most university curricula do everything possible to hide all that from students.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(US) The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of curricula gathered in one view.

noun

(US) The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university.

noun

(UK, Canada, Australia, Philippines) The set of standards schools are required to teach all students.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for curricula.

noun

(US) The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university.

noun

(UK, Canada, Australia, Philippines) The set of standards schools are required to teach all students.

Example sentences

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In fact, it seems to me most university curricula do everything possible to hide all that from students.

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Just as surely as an all-grades system forces grades upwards, an all-tests system forces uniformity on curricula.

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Like you said, the government curricula prescribe an approach that is backwards to what makes sense.

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So maybe clojure-turtle can be used to smooth out the learning curve in Clojure curricula?

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Has our culture been domesticated by the overclass through overclass influence on educational curricula?

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Those that can’t attract experts (the inherent majority) should start more heavily leveraging third-party curricula rather than producing second-tier courses designed internally.

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My point is that I read about these stupid programming curricula in school that are mandatory for kids.

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Focus on backwards planning your own curricula, using released tests or your professors' advice to get an idea of what will be tested material.

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It's the worst subject in most curricula, even worse than English.

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Math and science curricula are notoriously weak in the U.

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For instance, more and more universities have English curricula nowadays.

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The Computer Science curricula grew out of the Mathematics department.

Quote examples

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However, I disagree with the author on the specific point of how CS curricula are preparing students for "real life" development.

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Having "curricula" like the article states is generally antithetical to that and kills a large portion of what makes Montessori so successful - which is pupils taking prepared "vocational" paths which are liberal in educational scope.

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"Students see math as hard, boring and irrelevant, and do not respond (at least not sufficiently) to motivational factors such as easier admission to higher education or interesting and important work." In my opinion, this is almost wholly a function of broken curricula and overworked, insufficiently experienced teachers.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use curricula in a sentence?

In fact, it seems to me most university curricula do everything possible to hide all that from students.

What does curricula mean?

(US) The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university.

What part of speech is curricula?

curricula is commonly used as noun.