CRI Curriculum Design & Development 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a CRI-aligned program, which document typically serves as the primary guide for what students must know and be able to do upon graduation?
- Course syllabus
- Program learning outcomes (Correct answer)
- Lesson plan
- Textbook table of contents
Correct answer: Program learning outcomes
Program learning outcomes define the competencies graduates must demonstrate and drive all curriculum and course design decisions.
Question 2: A court reporting instructor wants to use authentic assessment. Which example BEST reflects this approach?
- A multiple-choice test on steno theory rules
- Transcribing a live mock trial proceeding (Correct answer)
- Matching briefs to their meanings
- A timed written quiz on punctuation rules
Correct answer: Transcribing a live mock trial proceeding
Authentic assessment requires students to perform real-world tasks, such as transcribing a mock trial, mirroring actual job conditions.
Question 3: The spiral curriculum concept, associated with Jerome Bruner, recommends:
- Teaching all content once in a single, comprehensive unit
- Revisiting core concepts with increasing depth over time (Correct answer)
- Separating theory and speed building into distinct phases with no overlap
- Prioritizing student interest over structured content sequencing
Correct answer: Revisiting core concepts with increasing depth over time
Bruner's spiral curriculum revisits foundational concepts repeatedly, adding complexity with each encounter to deepen understanding.
Question 4: Which needs assessment method involves observing actual workplace court reporters to identify skill gaps?
- Delphi technique
- Focus groups
- Job task analysis (Correct answer)
- Literature review
Correct answer: Job task analysis
Job task analysis involves systematically observing and documenting tasks performed in the workplace to identify what skills a curriculum must develop.
Question 5: When writing measurable learning objectives, the ABCD model stands for:
- Assess, Build, Connect, Deliver
- Audience, Behavior, Condition, Degree (Correct answer)
- Action, Bloom's level, Content, Duration
- Apply, Bloom's, Criteria, Depth
Correct answer: Audience, Behavior, Condition, Degree
The ABCD model specifies the Audience, the Behavior (observable action), the Condition (context), and the Degree (performance standard).
Question 6: A CRI instructor notices that students perform well on isolated drills but fail during practice testimony. This gap suggests a problem with:
- Content validity
- Transfer of training (Correct answer)
- Summative assessment design
- Scope and sequence planning
Correct answer: Transfer of training
When students can perform skills in isolation but not in applied contexts, it indicates a failure of transfer from training to real-world performance.
Question 7: Which curriculum design model is specifically process-oriented and begins with a diagnosis of learner needs?
- Tyler Model
- Taba Model (Correct answer)
- ADDIE Model
- Kemp Model
Correct answer: Taba Model
Hilda Taba's model is a grassroots, inductive approach that begins with diagnosing learner needs and is teacher-driven and process-oriented.
CRI Curriculum Design & Development 3
In a CRI-aligned program, which document typically serves as the primary guide for what students must know and be able to do upon graduation?