ATSW Curriculum Design 4

Question 1

Which document typically outlines the timeline for teaching specific content standards within a school year?

Accepted Answer

Pacing guide

Answer

A pacing guide specifies when particular standards or topics should be taught throughout the academic year to ensure timely coverage.

Question 2

A teacher is designing a unit on the American Revolution. She starts by deciding what students should know and then works backward to plan instruction. This approach is called:

Accepted Answer

Understanding by Design (UbD)

Answer

Understanding by Design (UbD), developed by Wiggins and McTighe, begins with desired understandings and works backward to plan assessments and instruction.

Question 3

Content that is omitted from the curriculum, either intentionally or unintentionally, is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

Null curriculum

Answer

The null curriculum refers to knowledge, skills, or perspectives that are absent from the official or taught curriculum.

Question 4

A curriculum emphasizes Bloom's Taxonomy to ensure learning objectives span from basic recall to higher-order thinking. Which level is at the top of the revised taxonomy?

Accepted Answer

Creating

Answer

In the revised Bloom's Taxonomy, 'Creating' is the highest cognitive level, involving generating new ideas, products, or ways of viewing things.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes horizontal alignment in curriculum design?

Accepted Answer

Coordinating content and skills taught across subjects within the same grade level

Answer

Horizontal alignment ensures that related subjects within the same grade reinforce each other's content, skills, and vocabulary.

(ATSW) Assessment of Teaching Skills Written Practice Test

(ATSW) Assessment of Teaching Skills Written Practice Test

ATSW Curriculum Design 4