Curriculum Design & Development Flashcards
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The 'backward design' model of curriculum development begins with:
Answer: Identifying desired learning outcomes and standards
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.
Scope in curriculum design refers to:
Answer: The breadth and depth of content covered at a given level
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.
Which curriculum model emphasizes student interests, real-world problems, and active learning rather than subject-matter disciplines?
Answer: Experience-centered curriculum
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.
Vertical alignment in curriculum design ensures that:
Answer: Content builds logically and progressively across grade levels over time
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.
An 'enduring understanding' in curriculum design is best defined as:
Answer: A big idea or transferable insight that has lasting value beyond the classroom
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.
The hidden curriculum refers to:
Answer: Unintended lessons, values, and norms students learn from the school environment
The hidden curriculum consists of the implicit messages, values, and social lessons students absorb from the school environment, routines, and interactions — not explicitly taught in any lesson plan.