ACT Curriculum Development & Design 2

Question 1

Which curriculum design approach organizes content around broad themes that cut across multiple subject areas?

Accepted Answer

Interdisciplinary design

Answer

Interdisciplinary design integrates content from multiple subjects around unifying themes or concepts.

Question 2

In backward design, what is the FIRST step a curriculum developer should complete?

Accepted Answer

Identify desired learning outcomes

Answer

Backward design (Wiggins & McTighe) begins by identifying desired results before planning assessments or instruction.

Question 3

A curriculum map is BEST used to:

Accepted Answer

Track what content is taught and when across a school year

Answer

Curriculum maps document the sequence and timing of content, skills, and assessments across a course or grade level.

Question 4

Which of the following BEST describes 'vertical alignment' in curriculum design?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring skills and content build progressively across grade levels

Answer

Vertical alignment ensures that curriculum content and skills scaffold logically from one grade to the next.

Question 5

A curriculum that emphasizes student choice, real-world projects, and self-directed inquiry MOST closely reflects which educational philosophy?

Accepted Answer

Progressivism

Answer

Progressivism, associated with Dewey, emphasizes experiential learning, student agency, and relevance to real life.

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