ABSTRACT

Students can learn in different environments and through different ways. Learning may take place beyond the boundary of textbooks and the classroom; it may take place through a diversity of learning materials and experiences. Though textbooks are not the only learning resources, they still play an important role in student learning. Textbooks are not only teaching materials for teachers, but also students’ self-directed learning materials for preparation and revision purposes.Textbooks play an important role in teaching learning process especially in developing countries such as India. Textbooks are very useful and accessible resources that students and teachers can utilize according to their needs. Curriculum plays an essential role in enabling learning and in articulating and supporting education that is relevant to holistic development. It is the curriculum that provides the structure for the provision of quality learning, especially where teachers might be under-qualified and inexperienced, their classrooms under-resourced, and their students lacking the prior frameworks within which to situate their learning. This article presents the relevance and qualities of a textbook and curriculum that can improve the quality school education.