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Curriculum Development & Design Flashcards

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  1. Which curriculum design model emphasizes starting with desired learning outcomes before planning instruction and assessment?

    Answer: Backward Design (UbD)

    Backward Design, developed by Wiggins and McTighe, begins with identifying desired results before planning assessments and learning experiences.

  2. In AP curriculum design, 'vertical alignment' refers to:

    Answer: Ensuring content builds progressively across grade levels

    Vertical alignment ensures that curriculum content and skills build coherently and progressively from one grade level to the next.

  3. A teacher redesigning an AP unit notices that most instructional time is spent on low-cognitive tasks. Which Bloom's Taxonomy revision levels should be prioritized for AP rigor?

    Answer: Analyze, Evaluate, and Create

    AP courses require higher-order thinking; Analyze, Evaluate, and Create represent the top three levels of the revised Bloom's Taxonomy.

  4. Which document serves as the primary curricular guide for AP teachers when designing their course?

    Answer: College Board AP Course and Exam Description (CED)

    The College Board's AP Course and Exam Description outlines essential knowledge, skills, and exam expectations that AP teachers must follow.

  5. When developing a scope and sequence for an AP course, a teacher should FIRST:

    Answer: Identify the essential questions and enduring understandings

    Identifying essential questions and enduring understandings provides the conceptual framework that guides all subsequent scope and sequence decisions.

  6. The concept of 'transfer goals' in curriculum design refers to:

    Answer: Students' ability to independently apply learning to new contexts

    Transfer goals describe what students should be able to do independently with knowledge and skills in novel situations beyond the course.

  7. A curriculum map differs from a lesson plan primarily because it:

    Answer: Provides a broad overview of content, skills, and assessments across a time period

    A curriculum map offers a macro-level overview of what will be taught, when, and how it will be assessed across a semester or year.