While the talk test is a good measure of exercise intensity for casual gym-goers, it may not be effective for elite athletes. For people with advanced fitness goals (like, say, those going for a third Olympic medal), being able to carry on a casual conversation may mean exercise is not intense enough.
In keeping with this thematic definition, Shoemaker defines an. integrated curriculum as. ...education that is organized in such a way that it cuts across subject-. matter lines, bringing together various aspects of the curriculum into. meaningful association to focus upon broad areas of study.
A vertical curriculum links knowledge from one lesson to the next across a program of study, while a horizontal curriculum integrates knowledge across different classes or disciplines. An integrated curriculum uses both approaches.