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.
One way to address these multiple expectations is. by integrating the curriculum. Integrated curriculum teaches core concepts. and skills by connecting multiple subject areas to a unifying theme or issue. Integrated curriculum is not new; its use in Ontario dates back as far as 1937.1. Previous eras of integrated curriculum â with its holistic, constructivist, child-. centred approach to education â ended with shifts to a standardized, subject-.