Curriculum Development Flashcards

What does 'scope' refer to in curriculum development?

Answer: The breadth and depth of content included at any given level

Scope refers to the range and depth of topics and skills addressed within a curriculum at a particular grade level or course.

Which curriculum theorist is most closely associated with the concept of 'reconceptualism' and examining curriculum as political text?

Answer: William Pinar

William Pinar is a leading reconceptualist who views curriculum through autobiographical, political, and aesthetic lenses.

A school implements a program allowing advanced students to skip certain units and accelerate through content. This is an example of:

Answer: Curriculum compacting

Curriculum compacting modifies the curriculum for advanced learners by eliminating content they have already mastered.

According to Bloom's Taxonomy (revised), which cognitive level requires students to break material into component parts and determine how parts relate?

Answer: Analyzing

Analyzing involves breaking content into parts and exploring relationships between those parts.

Which curriculum approach is MOST aligned with the philosophy that schools should transmit core cultural knowledge and skills to all students?

Answer: Essentialism

Essentialism holds that there is a core body of knowledge all students should learn, and schools are responsible for transmitting it.

In curriculum development, 'horizontal articulation' refers to:

Answer: Coordination of content within the same grade level across subjects

Horizontal articulation ensures that curriculum is coordinated and consistent across different subjects or classes at the same grade level.

Which document typically provides the most authoritative guide for what should be taught in each subject and grade level in a state?

Answer: State academic standards

State academic standards are the official documents outlining the knowledge and skills students are expected to master at each grade level.