CAPE CAPE Curriculum Design & Adapted Activities 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which curricular model focuses on functional, community-based skills to prepare students with severe disabilities for adult life?
- Developmental curriculum model
- Ecological/functional curriculum model (Correct answer)
- Sport education model
- Movement education model
Correct answer: Ecological/functional curriculum model
The ecological/functional model targets real-life skills performed in natural community environments, prioritizing independence and participation.
Question 2: What does the term 'task analysis' mean in adapted physical education curriculum planning?
- Measuring a student's heart rate during a task
- Breaking a skill into sequential, teachable sub-steps (Correct answer)
- Evaluating a student's emotional response to tasks
- Listing all tasks in a unit plan
Correct answer: Breaking a skill into sequential, teachable sub-steps
Task analysis breaks a complex motor skill into a sequence of smaller, learnable steps to facilitate systematic instruction.
Question 3: Which activity modification strategy reduces the size of the playing area to make a game more accessible?
- Equipment adaptation
- Rule modification
- Space modification (Correct answer)
- Time modification
Correct answer: Space modification
Space modification involves adjusting the playing field, court, or area dimensions to match students' movement capabilities.
Question 4: In a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework, which principle addresses providing multiple means of action and expression?
- Engagement
- Representation
- Action & Expression (Correct answer)
- Assessment
Correct answer: Action & Expression
UDL's Action & Expression principle allows students to demonstrate learning through varied means such as verbal, written, or physical responses.
Question 5: Which approach to game design uses progressive levels so students can participate at their appropriate skill level?
- Direct instruction
- Multi-level games (Correct answer)
- Drill practice method
- Reciprocal teaching
Correct answer: Multi-level games
Multi-level games present the same activity at varying difficulty levels so students of differing abilities can participate simultaneously.
Question 6: What is the purpose of backward chaining in adapted physical education?
- Teaching the first step of a skill first
- Teaching the last step of a skill first to build success (Correct answer)
- Reviewing previously mastered skills
- Assessing prerequisite skills before instruction
Correct answer: Teaching the last step of a skill first to build success
Backward chaining begins instruction at the final step of a task sequence, allowing the student to experience task completion immediately.
CAPE CAPE Curriculum Design & Adapted Activities 1
Which curricular model focuses on functional, community-based skills to prepare students with severe disabilities for adult life?