Curriculum Development and Design Flashcards

Which of the following represents the CORRECT sequence in Tyler's four fundamental curriculum questions?

Answer: Objectives → learning experiences → organization → evaluation

Ralph Tyler's rationale proposes four steps: define objectives, select learning experiences, organize those experiences, and evaluate their effectiveness.

A teacher notices her students rarely transfer skills learned in math to science problems. Which curriculum design principle should she focus on to address this?

Answer: Integration and transfer

Integration and transfer principles in curriculum design aim to help students apply and connect learning across contexts and subject areas.

In the context of curriculum evaluation, which model focuses on judging the merit and worth of a curriculum through systematic data collection?

Answer: Stufflebeam's CIPP model

Stufflebeam's CIPP (Context, Input, Process, Product) model is a comprehensive evaluation framework used to assess curriculum quality and effectiveness.

Which of the following best describes 'curriculum fidelity'?

Answer: The extent to which teachers implement a curriculum as it was designed

Curriculum fidelity refers to the degree to which teachers implement a curriculum program as it was originally intended by its developers.

A teacher wants to ensure her curriculum addresses higher-order thinking skills. Which framework is most commonly used to guide this?

Answer: Bloom's Revised Taxonomy

Bloom's Revised Taxonomy classifies cognitive skills from lower-order (remember, understand) to higher-order (analyze, evaluate, create), guiding curriculum design toward deeper thinking.

'Horizontal alignment' in curriculum design means:

Answer: Coordinating curriculum content across subjects within the same grade level

Horizontal alignment ensures that curriculum content is coordinated and connected across different subjects at the same grade level, promoting coherence.

When a curriculum document is described as 'standards-based,' it means the curriculum is:

Answer: Organized around clearly defined learning standards that specify expected student performance

A standards-based curriculum is explicitly organized around defined learning standards that describe what students should know and be able to do at each level.