Curriculum Design & Development Flashcards
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A GED program director wants to align curriculum with the most current test requirements. What is the FIRST step?
Answer: Review the official GED Testing Service content framework
The GED Testing Service publishes the official content framework that defines what knowledge and skills are assessed on each test.
Which evaluation model is MOST commonly used to assess the overall effectiveness of a GED curriculum program?
Answer: Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Evaluation
Kirkpatrick's model evaluates programs at four levels: reaction, learning, behavior, and results, making it ideal for assessing program effectiveness.
An instructor wants students to demonstrate deep conceptual understanding, not just memorization. Which curriculum design framework BEST supports this?
Answer: Understanding by Design (UbD) / backward design
UbD starts with desired understandings and assessment evidence, then designs instruction to ensure deep rather than surface-level learning.
When developing GED curriculum for English Language Learners, which adaptation is MOST critical?
Answer: Providing language scaffolds while maintaining content rigor
Effective ELL curriculum scaffolds language access without reducing content expectations, allowing learners to develop both language and subject knowledge.
A curriculum team discovers that the GED math scope covers a concept in week 10 that students need in week 3. This is an example of a problem with:
Answer: Scope and sequence coherence
Scope and sequence coherence ensures prerequisite knowledge is taught before it is needed; a mismatch in timing disrupts logical learning progression.
Which approach to curriculum differentiation BEST serves the diverse academic levels typical in a GED classroom?
Answer: Offering tiered tasks that address the same objective at varied complexity levels
Tiered tasks maintain common learning objectives while varying complexity so all students access grade-level content at an appropriate entry point.
A GED teacher is asked to write a curriculum unit that develops critical thinking. Which instructional element is MOST essential to include?
Answer: Higher-order tasks requiring analysis, evaluation, and synthesis
Critical thinking develops through tasks that require students to analyze information, evaluate arguments, and synthesize ideas — not through recall alone.