The new curriculum was developed in line with the national needs and values, contemporary scientific studies, national and international evaluation reports, and also current developments in the field of education (MONE, 2009b). Besides, Turkey’s candidacy for EU accession and Turkish students’ poor performance both in national and international studies have also been influential in developmental actions (Aksit, 2007; Babadogan & Olkun, 2006; Erbas & Ulubay, 2008; Koc, Isiksal & Bulut, 2007). It is aimed to create student-centered classroom environments in which active participation of students, use of different instructional methods and strategies, integration of different topics, subjects, and disciplines that are required for the establishment of constructivist way of learning (MONE, 2009b). Overall, the striking shifts of the new curriculum can be explained as moving to a more learner-centered curriculum and to a more constructivist way of learning.