covert = hidden overt = out in the open/clear
The overt curriculum refers to the official or formal curriculum that is explicitly defined by an educational institution. It includes the stated goals, objectives, content, and assessments that are planned and documented in the curriculum. It is what is intended to be taught and learned within a specific educational program.
Covert means hidden, covered or secret; overt means out in the open, revealed, obvious.
Its means; open and observable; not a secret or hidden.
Covert is unknown overt is known.
Examples of overt behavior include actions that are observable and measurable, such as talking, walking, eating, or laughing. These behaviors are not hidden or internal, but can be directly seen or heard by others.
Covert discrimination is hidden or subtle discrimination. It is opposed to overt discrimination, which is open and obvious. .
An overt behaviot does not have any hidden meaning. Where as in covert behavior you hide some kind of information in your actions. For example you decided to touch your nose for a yes or scratch your ear for a no. So you are sending yes or no using a covert behavior.
Overt infections are those which are apparent infections. Overt is defined as open and observable as opposed to covert which is hidden, concealed, or secret. This can be contrasted to the situation in which a person is in the prodromal stage of infection, where the patient is highly infectious but is not showing symptoms yet, or of healthy carriers who carry infectious microbes but appear completely healthy. In short, an overt infection means that you/they know you're infected.
covert is in secret, so overt would be out in the open... For example in Surveillance: Covert surveillance is any hidden equipment or personnel used to watch, observe, or otherwise record people, objects, data, events, or facts. This is in an effort to compile the raw material used to produce intelligence. Overt surveillance is when the subject has been informed of the nature and scope of the surveillance being conducted and/or the surveillance devices are clearly labeled and displayed. Obvious
Covert means hidden and unstated as opposed to overt, which is open and accessible. So a covert problem would be one that a person/organization etc. keeps hidden or behind the scenes from the public.
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