Curriculum Design & Development Flashcards
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Which curriculum design approach organizes content around student interests and real-world problems rather than traditional subject boundaries?
Answer: Problem-centered design
Problem-centered design organizes curriculum around real-life problems and social issues that students will encounter beyond school.
A teacher designs a unit where students first explore concepts broadly, then revisit them with increasing depth each year. This reflects which curricular principle?
Answer: The spiral curriculum
The spiral curriculum, introduced by Bruner, revisits core concepts repeatedly with increasing complexity across grade levels.
When a school district maps what is taught at each grade level to ensure no gaps or unnecessary repetition, this process is called:
Answer: Curriculum mapping
Curriculum mapping is the process of documenting and aligning what is taught across grade levels to identify gaps and redundancies.
Which of the following BEST describes the 'null curriculum'?
Answer: Subject matter deliberately excluded from instruction
Elliot Eisner coined 'null curriculum' to describe content and perspectives that are intentionally or unintentionally left out of formal instruction.
In backward design (UbD), what is the FIRST step a curriculum developer takes?
Answer: Identify desired learning outcomes
Backward design begins by identifying desired results (learning goals) before planning assessments or instruction.
A curriculum committee reviews whether the written curriculum is actually being delivered as intended in classrooms. They are examining the relationship between the ______ and ______ curriculum.
Answer: Written and taught
The written curriculum is the official documented plan, while the taught curriculum is what teachers actually deliver in practice.
Which evaluation model focuses on determining a program's merit by comparing its outcomes to pre-established goals and objectives?
Answer: Tyler's goal-attainment model
Tyler's goal-attainment model evaluates curriculum effectiveness by measuring the degree to which stated objectives have been achieved.