Curriculum Development & Instructional Design Flashcards
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Which curriculum design model emphasizes backward design, starting with desired outcomes before planning instruction?
Answer: Understanding by Design (UbD)
Understanding by Design (UbD), developed by Wiggins and McTighe, begins with identifying desired results before determining assessment evidence and instructional activities.
A nurse educator is designing a simulation lab experience. Which Bloom's Taxonomy domain is primarily being addressed?
Answer: Psychomotor
Simulation lab experiences primarily target the psychomotor domain, which involves physical skills, procedural competency, and hands-on clinical performance.
When conducting a needs assessment for curriculum revision, which data source is most valuable for identifying practice gaps?
Answer: Employer and graduate feedback combined with accreditation standards
Employer feedback, graduate self-assessments, and accreditation standards together provide the most comprehensive picture of real-world practice gaps needing curricular attention.
In the ADDIE instructional design model, what occurs during the 'Analysis' phase?
Answer: Identifying learner needs, gaps, and context
The Analysis phase focuses on identifying the target audience, learning gaps, existing knowledge, available resources, and the instructional context.
A nurse educator wants to promote higher-order thinking. Which assignment best achieves this?
Answer: Analyzing a complex patient case and justifying care decisions
Analyzing a complex case and justifying decisions requires evaluation and synthesis, which are higher-order cognitive skills per Bloom's revised taxonomy.
Which principle of curriculum alignment ensures that what is taught, how it is taught, and how it is assessed are consistent?
Answer: Constructive alignment
Constructive alignment, proposed by Biggs, ensures that learning objectives, teaching activities, and assessments are all aligned toward the same intended outcomes.
A nursing program wants to ensure content is revisited with increasing complexity across semesters. Which curriculum design strategy does this describe?
Answer: Spiral curriculum
A spiral curriculum, introduced by Bruner, revisits core concepts repeatedly at increasing levels of complexity and depth as learners progress.