CPT Lesson Planning & Curriculum Design

Question 1

When designing a tutoring lesson plan, what should a tutor establish FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Identify clear, measurable learning objectives

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Choose the teaching materials

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Determine the session length

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Select practice problems

Question 2

Which planning framework uses the sequence of Desired Results, Assessment Evidence, and Learning Plan?

Accepted Answer

Understanding by Design (UbD)

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Hunter's Direct Instruction Model

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Bloom's Taxonomy

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The ADDIE Model

Question 3

A tutor is working with a student struggling in algebra. Which approach best aligns lesson content to the student's current skill level?

Accepted Answer

Conduct a prerequisite skills assessment and scaffold instruction from gaps

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Use the standard grade-level curriculum without modification

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Focus only on the most recent classroom topics

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Assign the same problems the teacher assigned

Question 4

In lesson planning terminology, what is a 'scaffolded' curriculum approach?

Accepted Answer

Breaking complex skills into smaller, sequenced steps that build on each other

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Teaching multiple subjects in a single session

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Covering the same content repeatedly until mastered

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Allowing the student to choose the lesson topics

Question 5

Which element distinguishes a tutoring curriculum from a general school curriculum?

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It is fully individualized to one student's assessed needs and goals

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It always covers fewer topics

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It must be approved by the student's school

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It follows a standardized national syllabus

Question 6

A tutor writes: 'By the end of this session, the student will be able to solve two-step linear equations with 80% accuracy.' This is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

SMART learning objective

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Broad instructional goal

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Diagnostic assessment criterion

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Curriculum standard

Question 7

When sequencing lesson content over multiple sessions, which principle should guide the order of topics?

Accepted Answer

Moving from concrete concepts to abstract ones, and from simple to complex

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Alphabetical order of topics

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Covering the hardest topics first to get them out of the way

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Following the order of the textbook table of contents exactly