Curriculum Design & Development Flashcards

A CPCC is converting an in-person career bootcamp to an asynchronous online format. Which challenge is MOST critical to address in curriculum redesign?

Answer: Maintaining learner engagement and accountability without real-time facilitation

Asynchronous formats lack built-in real-time engagement cues, making intentional engagement strategies and accountability structures essential.

Which adult learning principle, associated with Malcolm Knowles' andragogy, most directly influences curriculum design for professional career coaching programs?

Answer: Adults are self-directed and learn best when content is immediately applicable

Knowles' andragogy emphasizes that adult learners are self-directed and motivated by content they can apply immediately to real problems.

A career coach is designing a module on networking skills. Which Bloom's Taxonomy level is targeted by asking learners to 'construct a personal networking strategy for a specific industry'?

Answer: Create

The verb 'construct' maps to the Create level — the highest order in Bloom's revised taxonomy, involving synthesis of new ideas.

In curriculum development, a 'scope' document primarily defines:

Answer: The breadth and depth of content to be covered

Scope defines what content will be included and at what depth, establishing the boundaries of the curriculum.

A CPCC develops a peer-coaching component within a larger curriculum. This instructional strategy MOST directly draws on which learning theory?

Answer: Constructivism and social learning theory

Peer coaching is grounded in constructivism and Bandura's social learning theory, where learners construct knowledge through social interaction and observation.

A career coaching curriculum includes a capstone project where participants present a 90-day career action plan. This assessment BEST demonstrates which level of Bloom's Taxonomy?

Answer: Evaluate

Creating and presenting a comprehensive career action plan requires evaluation and synthesis, but presenting it for critique aligns with the Evaluate level.

When adapting a career coaching curriculum for a corporate client, which step should occur BEFORE content development begins?

Answer: Conducting a training needs analysis aligned to business goals

A training needs analysis aligns curriculum to specific organizational gaps and goals before any content is created.