LANTITE Curriculum Development and Design 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which curriculum model emphasizes starting with clear end goals and working backward to design instruction?
- Tyler's rationale model
- Understanding by Design (UbD) (Correct answer)
- Bloom's taxonomy model
- Spiral curriculum model
Correct answer: Understanding by Design (UbD)
Understanding by Design, developed by Wiggins and McTighe, uses backward design—starting with desired outcomes, then planning assessment, then instruction.
Question 2: A teacher is designing a unit where students revisit a concept at increasing levels of complexity each year. This approach is best described as:
- Linear curriculum progression
- Spiral curriculum design (Correct answer)
- Mastery-based sequencing
- Differentiated curriculum
Correct answer: Spiral curriculum design
Spiral curriculum, associated with Jerome Bruner, revisits concepts repeatedly with increasing depth and complexity across grade levels.
Question 3: In curriculum design, 'scope' refers to:
- The order in which content is taught across grade levels
- The breadth and depth of content covered at any given level (Correct answer)
- The alignment between learning objectives and assessments
- The range of teaching strategies used in a unit
Correct answer: The breadth and depth of content covered at any given level
Scope refers to the breadth and depth of the content to be covered, while sequence refers to the order of that content.
Question 4: Which of the following best describes a 'hidden curriculum'?
- Content that is intentionally withheld from students until they reach a higher grade
- Unofficial norms, values, and behaviors implicitly conveyed through school culture (Correct answer)
- Classified government curriculum standards not available to the public
- Supplementary curriculum materials used only by advanced students
Correct answer: Unofficial norms, values, and behaviors implicitly conveyed through school culture
The hidden curriculum refers to the unintended lessons—values, norms, and behaviors—that students learn through the school environment and culture, not through formal instruction.
Question 5: A school team is mapping out which standards will be addressed in each grade level to avoid gaps and unnecessary repetition. This process is known as:
- Curriculum auditing
- Vertical alignment (Correct answer)
- Horizontal integration
- Standards-based grading
Correct answer: Vertical alignment
Vertical alignment ensures that curriculum content is sequenced coherently across grade levels to build upon prior knowledge and avoid gaps or redundancy.
Question 6: Which of the following is an example of interdisciplinary curriculum design?
- Teaching math and science as completely separate subjects with no connection
- A unit where students analyze the mathematics of population growth in a history context (Correct answer)
- Using the same textbook across multiple subjects
- Assigning homework from different subjects on the same night
Correct answer: A unit where students analyze the mathematics of population growth in a history context
Interdisciplinary curriculum intentionally connects two or more subject areas around a common theme, concept, or real-world problem.
Question 7: When a curriculum document specifies what students should 'know, understand, and be able to do,' it is describing:
- Pedagogical content knowledge
- Learning outcomes or objectives (Correct answer)
- Formative assessment criteria
- Instructional strategies
Correct answer: Learning outcomes or objectives
Learning outcomes or objectives specify the intended knowledge, understandings, and skills students are expected to acquire through instruction.
LANTITE Curriculum Development and Design 2
Which curriculum model emphasizes starting with clear end goals and working backward to design instruction?