Curriculum Development & Design Flashcards
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A district adopts a new science curriculum without providing teacher training. This oversight MOST directly undermines which stage of curriculum implementation?
Answer: Professional development and support
Effective curriculum implementation requires professional development so teachers understand and can faithfully deliver the new curriculum.
Which of the following BEST illustrates differentiated curriculum design?
Answer: Providing tiered tasks that address the same objective at varying complexity levels
Differentiated design offers tiered tasks at varying complexity so all students access the same core objectives at an appropriate challenge level.
Which term describes the curriculum as it is officially documented in district guides, frameworks, and standards documents?
Answer: Written curriculum
The written curriculum is the formally documented version of what should be taught, found in official guides and frameworks.
A curriculum team reviews assessment data and revises a unit that most students failed. This reflects which phase of the curriculum development cycle?
Answer: Evaluation and revision
Using assessment data to revise curriculum reflects the evaluation and revision phase, where outcomes inform continuous improvement.
Which curriculum theorist is MOST associated with the idea that curriculum should be grounded in students' social experiences and democracy?
Answer: John Dewey
John Dewey argued that curriculum should connect to students' lived experiences and prepare them for democratic participation.
A pacing guide is PRIMARILY designed to help teachers:
Answer: Maintain consistent instructional timelines across classrooms
Pacing guides provide recommended timelines to ensure consistent instructional coverage across classrooms and schools.
Which of the following MOST accurately describes the role of 'enduring understandings' in curriculum design?
Answer: They identify big ideas and transferable concepts that students should retain long after instruction
Enduring understandings (from Understanding by Design) capture the lasting insights and transferable concepts at the core of a unit or course.