CPCC Curriculum Design & Development 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A career coach is building a curriculum for first-generation college graduates entering the workforce. Which needs assessment method would BEST identify skill gaps specific to this population?
- Reviewing industry salary reports
- Conducting focus groups with recent graduates and hiring managers (Correct answer)
- Benchmarking against competitor programs
- Analyzing LinkedIn job posting trends
Correct answer: Conducting focus groups with recent graduates and hiring managers
Focus groups with both graduates and hiring managers provide direct, qualitative insight into the specific gaps this population faces.
Question 2: In backward design (Understanding by Design), what is the FIRST step in curriculum development?
- Select instructional activities
- Choose delivery formats
- Identify desired results and outcomes (Correct answer)
- Develop assessment rubrics
Correct answer: Identify desired results and outcomes
Backward design starts with identifying the desired end results before planning assessments or instructional activities.
Question 3: Which type of content sequencing organizes career coaching curriculum from simple, foundational concepts to complex, integrated skills?
- Thematic sequencing
- Chronological sequencing
- Simple-to-complex sequencing (Correct answer)
- Modular sequencing
Correct answer: Simple-to-complex sequencing
Simple-to-complex sequencing builds learner competence progressively by introducing foundational skills before advanced applications.
Question 4: A career coach wants to measure participant satisfaction immediately following a workshop. This aligns with which Kirkpatrick evaluation level?
- Level 4 – Results
- Level 1 – Reaction (Correct answer)
- Level 3 – Behavior
- Level 2 – Learning
Correct answer: Level 1 – Reaction
Level 1 (Reaction) captures participant satisfaction and initial impressions gathered right after the training experience.
Question 5: When differentiating instruction in a career coaching group, what strategy BEST addresses varying levels of prior work experience among participants?
- Providing the same content to all participants for consistency
- Offering tiered assignments with varying complexity (Correct answer)
- Focusing solely on participants with the least experience
- Eliminating assessments to reduce stress
Correct answer: Offering tiered assignments with varying complexity
Tiered assignments allow all learners to work toward the same objectives at a depth appropriate to their experience level.
Question 6: A career coaching program uses pre-tests and post-tests to measure knowledge gained. This primarily reflects which Kirkpatrick level?
- Level 1 – Reaction
- Level 2 – Learning (Correct answer)
- Level 3 – Behavior
- Level 4 – Results
Correct answer: Level 2 – Learning
Level 2 (Learning) measures knowledge acquisition, skill improvement, and attitude change resulting from the training.
Question 7: Which curriculum design element ensures that learning activities are directly aligned with stated learning objectives and assessments?
- Scope and sequence
- Constructive alignment (Correct answer)
- Formative feedback loops
- Content mapping
Correct answer: Constructive alignment
Constructive alignment, a concept from John Biggs, ensures that objectives, teaching activities, and assessments are coherently linked.
CPCC Curriculum Design & Development 3
A career coach is building a curriculum for first-generation college graduates entering the workforce.
Which needs assessment method would BEST identify skill gaps specific to this population?