Cognitive Scaffold

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MENTAL MODEL · M2607

Hidden Curriculum

Hidden Curriculum
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

In addition to teaching textbook knowledge (the explicit curriculum), schools also subtly teach students social norms such as obedience, punctuality, competition, and hierarchy through implicit rules, reward and punishment mechanisms, and teacher-student relationships. Scaffolding role: - Cultural awareness: In corporate new employee training, the PPT presents the explicit curriculum (values), but the behavior of senior employees, seating arrangements, and the boss's facial expressions are the real 'hidden curriculum'. The latter determines what employees actually learn.

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- Cultural awareness: In corporate new employee training, the PPT presents the explicit curriculum (values), but the behavior of senior employees, seating arrangements, and the boss's facial expressions are the real 'hidden curriculum'. The latter determines what employees actually learn.

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In addition to explicit knowledge, schools or organizations transmit norms such as obedience, punctuality, and hierarchy through implicit rules, rewards and punishments, and teacher-student relationships; what students 'learn' is often the behavior demonstrated rather than the content taught.

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