CEP Curriculum Development & Design 2

Question 1

Which curriculum design approach organizes content around broad concepts that transcend disciplinary boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Interdisciplinary design

Answer

Interdisciplinary design organizes curriculum around broad concepts or themes that integrate multiple disciplines rather than keeping subjects separate.

Question 2

A school wants to align its curriculum with state standards while addressing local community needs. Which process best describes this work?

Accepted Answer

Curriculum alignment

Answer

Curriculum alignment is the process of ensuring that what is taught matches both external standards and contextual goals such as local community needs.

Question 3

In backward design, what is the FIRST step a curriculum developer should take?

Accepted Answer

Identify desired learning outcomes

Answer

Backward design (Wiggins & McTighe) begins by identifying desired results before planning assessments or learning activities.

Question 4

Which term describes the unintended lessons students learn through the social environment and routines of school?

Accepted Answer

Hidden curriculum

Answer

The hidden curriculum refers to implicit lessons about norms, values, and behaviors conveyed through school culture, routines, and social interactions.

Question 5

A curriculum developer notices that important 21st-century skills like critical thinking are never explicitly taught. This gap represents which curriculum concept?

Accepted Answer

Null curriculum

Answer

The null curriculum refers to what schools choose NOT to teach — the content or skills deliberately or inadvertently omitted.

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CEP Curriculum Development & Design 2