ACT Curriculum Development & Design 3

Question 1

Bloom's Taxonomy is PRIMARILY used in curriculum development to:

Accepted Answer

Classify learning objectives by cognitive complexity

Answer

Bloom's Taxonomy provides a hierarchical framework for categorizing educational goals from lower-order to higher-order thinking.

Question 2

Which curriculum model emphasizes systematic planning with clearly defined objectives, instruction, and evaluation in a linear sequence?

Accepted Answer

Tyler Rationale

Answer

The Tyler Rationale (Ralph Tyler) is a classic linear model focusing on objectives, learning experiences, organization, and evaluation.

Question 3

A school district revises its math curriculum to ensure all students encounter fractions in grades 3, 4, and 5 with increasing complexity. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Spiral curriculum design

Answer

Spiral curriculum (Bruner) revisits concepts repeatedly at increasing levels of depth and complexity across grade levels.

Question 4

Standards-based curriculum design requires that learning objectives be directly aligned to:

Accepted Answer

Adopted state or national content standards

Answer

Standards-based design ensures all curriculum objectives connect explicitly to adopted academic standards.

Question 5

The 'null curriculum' concept, introduced by Eisner, refers to:

Accepted Answer

What is NOT taught and therefore absent from students' education

Answer

Eisner's null curriculum describes the content and perspectives that schools choose not to teach, shaping education through omission.

ACT Practice Test

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ACT Curriculum Development & Design 3