CPCC Curriculum Design & Development 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A career coach is designing a workshop for mid-career professionals seeking industry transitions. Which instructional design model is BEST suited for a rapid deployment timeline?
- ADDIE
- SAM (Successive Approximation Model) (Correct answer)
- Bloom's Taxonomy
- Kirkpatrick's Four Levels
Correct answer: SAM (Successive Approximation Model)
SAM uses iterative, rapid prototyping cycles that allow faster development and deployment compared to the linear ADDIE model.
Question 2: When writing learning objectives for a career coaching curriculum, the acronym SMART most directly maps to which component of Bloom's Taxonomy?
- The affective domain
- The psychomotor domain
- The cognitive domain's action verb specification (Correct answer)
- The social learning dimension
Correct answer: The cognitive domain's action verb specification
SMART objectives require measurable, action-oriented verbs that directly correspond to Bloom's cognitive domain verb specificity.
Question 3: A coach notices that participants retain very little from lecture-only career workshops. Which curriculum adjustment best addresses this based on the Learning Pyramid (cone of experience)?
- Add more detailed handouts
- Incorporate role-play and practice simulations (Correct answer)
- Extend session duration
- Use more visual slides
Correct answer: Incorporate role-play and practice simulations
The Learning Pyramid shows that active practice and simulation (70-90% retention) vastly outperforms passive listening (~5% retention).
Question 4: In curriculum sequencing, 'spiral curriculum' refers to which approach?
- Covering topics once in depth before moving on
- Revisiting core concepts repeatedly at increasing complexity (Correct answer)
- Randomizing topic order to prevent boredom
- Focusing exclusively on prerequisite skills first
Correct answer: Revisiting core concepts repeatedly at increasing complexity
Spiral curriculum, developed by Bruner, revisits foundational concepts repeatedly with greater depth and complexity each time.
Question 5: A career coach is developing an online self-paced module on resume writing. Which of the following represents a summative assessment appropriate for this module?
- A poll asking learners how confident they feel before starting
- A quiz embedded mid-module to check understanding
- A final resume submitted for coach review and scoring (Correct answer)
- A discussion board reflection posted after each section
Correct answer: A final resume submitted for coach review and scoring
Summative assessments evaluate cumulative learning at the end of instruction, such as a completed resume scored against defined criteria.
Question 6: When designing a career coaching curriculum for a diverse cohort that includes neurodiverse learners, which principle from Universal Design for Learning (UDL) should be prioritized?
- Standardizing assessment formats for consistency
- Providing multiple means of representation (Correct answer)
- Limiting content to text-based delivery
- Reducing the number of learning objectives
Correct answer: Providing multiple means of representation
UDL's principle of multiple means of representation ensures content is accessible to learners with varied processing styles and needs.
Question 7: A CPCC is evaluating whether their career development curriculum produced measurable behavior change on the job. This corresponds to which level of Kirkpatrick's evaluation model?
- Level 1 – Reaction
- Level 2 – Learning
- Level 3 – Behavior (Correct answer)
- Level 4 – Results
Correct answer: Level 3 – Behavior
Level 3 (Behavior) measures whether participants apply what they learned in their actual work environment after the training.
CPCC Curriculum Design & Development 2
A career coach is designing a workshop for mid-career professionals seeking industry transitions.
Which instructional design model is BEST suited for a rapid deployment timeline?