Námskerfis
Námskerfis is an Icelandic term for an educational framework that structures the planning, delivery, and assessment of learning. It provides a coherent map of the goals, content areas, and competencies that learners are expected to acquire at different stages, and describes how these expectations are to be developed in teaching and measured in assessment.
A námskerfis typically includes learning outcomes or competencies, subject areas or domains, and progression levels. It
The purpose is to align goals, content, pedagogy, and assessment across grades or levels, enabling transparent
It is related to but distinct from a specific curriculum or syllabus; it complements subject curricula by
Debates around námskerfis may focus on balancing standardization with flexibility, ensuring relevance, and keeping frameworks current