CPS Curriculum Development & Design 3

Question 1

A specialist wants to evaluate whether a newly implemented reading curriculum is effective. Which type of evaluation assesses effectiveness DURING implementation to allow mid-course corrections?

Accepted Answer

Formative evaluation

Answer

Formative evaluation occurs during implementation and provides ongoing feedback to improve the curriculum while it is still in progress.

Question 2

Which curriculum design approach organizes content around broad, overarching themes that cut across subject areas?

Accepted Answer

Integrated/interdisciplinary design

Answer

Integrated or interdisciplinary curriculum design connects content from multiple subjects around unifying themes or problems.

Question 3

In Universal Design for Learning (UDL), the principle of 'Multiple Means of Representation' primarily addresses which learner variability?

Accepted Answer

Recognition networks (the 'what' of learning)

Answer

Multiple Means of Representation targets recognition networks, addressing how students perceive and comprehend information.

Question 4

A CPS is tasked with identifying 'hidden curriculum' in a school. What does this term refer to?

Accepted Answer

Implicit norms, values, and behaviors students learn through the school environment

Answer

Hidden curriculum refers to the unstated lessons about social norms, behavioral expectations, and values absorbed through the school culture.

Question 5

Which assessment approach is embedded within instruction and used to continuously monitor student progress toward curriculum objectives?

Accepted Answer

Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM)

Answer

Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) uses brief, standardized probes from the curriculum to frequently monitor student progress.

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CPS Curriculum Development & Design 3