GED Curriculum Design & Development 2

Question 1

The 'backward design' model of curriculum development begins with:

Accepted Answer

Identifying desired learning outcomes and standards

Answer

Backward design (Wiggins and McTighe's Understanding by Design) starts with the end goal — what students should know and be able to do — then designs assessments and instruction to achieve those goals.

Question 2

Scope in curriculum design refers to:

Accepted Answer

The breadth and depth of content covered at a given level

Answer

Scope refers to the breadth (range of topics) and depth (how deeply those topics are explored) of content included in the curriculum at a particular level or within a course.

Question 3

Which curriculum model emphasizes student interests, real-world problems, and active learning rather than subject-matter disciplines?

Accepted Answer

Experience-centered curriculum

Answer

Experience-centered (or learner-centered) curriculum is organized around student interests, needs, and real-world problems rather than traditional subject-matter disciplines — rooted in Dewey's progressive education philosophy.

Question 4

Vertical alignment in curriculum design ensures that:

Accepted Answer

Content builds logically and progressively across grade levels over time

Answer

Vertical alignment ensures that content, skills, and concepts build coherently from one grade level to the next — students learn prerequisite knowledge before encountering more complex material.

Question 5

An 'enduring understanding' in curriculum design is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A big idea or transferable insight that has lasting value beyond the classroom

Answer

Enduring understandings are the big ideas that remain after the details are forgotten — conceptual insights that transfer across contexts and disciplines, forming the core of deep learning.

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GED Curriculum Design & Development 2