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Course Planning & Lesson Structuring Flashcards

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  1. An instructor is revising a course after noticing learners consistently struggle with a particular concept. What course design phase does this reflect?

    Answer: Formative evaluation

    Formative evaluation occurs during the design or delivery process and is used to identify and correct problems before final delivery.

  2. Which of the following BEST describes the concept of 'vertical alignment' in curriculum design?

    Answer: Ensuring content builds progressively across grade levels or course stages

    Vertical alignment ensures that content and skills are introduced and progressively developed across sequential levels or stages of a program.

  3. A lesson plan includes time for 'guided practice.' What is the primary instructional purpose of this phase?

    Answer: To allow learners to practice with instructor support and feedback

    Guided practice allows learners to apply new skills with instructor support, corrections, and feedback before independent performance.

  4. When conducting a task analysis as part of course planning, what is the instructor trying to determine?

    Answer: The specific steps, knowledge, and skills required to perform a job task

    Task analysis breaks a job task into its component steps and identifies the knowledge and skills needed to perform it, informing course content.

  5. An instructor wants learners to transfer training to the workplace. Which lesson design feature MOST directly supports transfer of learning?

    Answer: Using scenarios and examples that closely mirror real job conditions

    Using realistic job-relevant scenarios and examples helps learners connect training content to actual workplace application, supporting transfer.

  6. In the Hunter Lesson Plan Model, which step involves the instructor explaining the rationale for why learners need to learn the material?

    Answer: Purpose/objective statement

    In Hunter's model, the purpose/objective statement step communicates the learning goal and explains why the content is relevant and important.

  7. A course designer is mapping content topics to time allocations in a course schedule. What planning tool is MOST commonly used for this purpose?

    Answer: A course matrix or content map

    A course matrix or content map visually aligns topics, objectives, time allocations, and assessment methods to ensure complete and balanced coverage.