ABCTE ABCTE Curriculum Design & Standards Alignment 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) primarily address which subject areas?
- Science and Social Studies
- English Language Arts and Mathematics (Correct answer)
- Arts and Physical Education
- Foreign Languages and Technology
Correct answer: English Language Arts and Mathematics
The Common Core State Standards focus on English Language Arts and Mathematics, providing consistent learning goals across participating states.
Question 2: When aligning curriculum to standards, which step should come FIRST?
- Selecting instructional materials
- Creating assessments
- Identifying the relevant standards (Correct answer)
- Planning daily lessons
Correct answer: Identifying the relevant standards
Standards alignment begins with identifying the relevant standards that instruction must address before selecting materials or planning lessons.
Question 3: What is a 'power standard'?
- A standard that is too difficult for most students
- A standard that is most essential, enduring, and leveraged across multiple subjects (Correct answer)
- A federally mandated learning requirement
- A standard used only for gifted students
Correct answer: A standard that is most essential, enduring, and leveraged across multiple subjects
Power standards are the most critical standards that have lasting value, apply across disciplines, and are necessary for future learning.
Question 4: Which of the following best describes 'unpacking a standard'?
- Removing unnecessary standards from the curriculum
- Breaking a standard into its component knowledge and skills (Correct answer)
- Translating standards into student-friendly language only
- Identifying which standards will not be tested
Correct answer: Breaking a standard into its component knowledge and skills
Unpacking a standard involves breaking it down into the specific knowledge, skills, and concepts students must demonstrate to meet it.
Question 5: What does ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) require states to include in their accountability systems?
- Only standardized test scores
- Multiple measures of student and school performance (Correct answer)
- Federal control over curriculum standards
- Mandatory use of Common Core Standards
Correct answer: Multiple measures of student and school performance
ESSA requires states to use multiple measures of accountability including academic achievement, growth, graduation rates, and school quality indicators.
Question 6: Which type of curriculum refers to what students actually learn, regardless of what was planned?
- Written curriculum
- Taught curriculum
- Learned curriculum (Correct answer)
- Hidden curriculum
Correct answer: Learned curriculum
The learned curriculum represents the knowledge and skills students actually acquire, which may differ from what was planned or taught.
ABCTE ABCTE Curriculum Design & Standards Alignment 2
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) primarily address which subject areas?