Curriculum Design & Development Flashcards
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What is differentiated curriculum and what is its primary purpose?
Answer: A curriculum framework that adjusts content, process, product, or environment based on individual student readiness, interest, and learning profile
Differentiated curriculum, as defined by Carol Tomlinson, modifies content, process, product, or learning environment to address the diverse needs, interests, and readiness levels of individual students.
Which of the following is an example of curriculum compacting?
Answer: Allowing students who demonstrate mastery of content to skip redundant instruction and pursue enriched learning
Curriculum compacting allows students who demonstrate prior mastery to replace repetitive instruction with more challenging or enriching learning experiences.
What does backward design prioritize above instructional activities in curriculum planning?
Answer: Clearly defined learning goals and aligned assessments
Backward design (Wiggins and McTighe) prioritizes clearly defined learning goals and assessments first, ensuring all instructional activities are purposefully aligned to desired outcomes.
Jerome Bruner concept of the spiral curriculum suggests that:
Answer: Key concepts should be revisited repeatedly across grade levels with increasing complexity and depth
Bruner spiral curriculum proposes that core concepts should be introduced early and revisited repeatedly across grade levels, each time with greater depth, complexity, and abstraction.
Which curriculum approach emphasizes developing students ability to think critically, question dominant narratives, and work for social change?
Answer: Critical pedagogy curriculum
Critical pedagogy, associated with Paulo Freire, designs curriculum to develop students critical consciousness: the ability to analyze and challenge oppressive social structures.
A high school history teacher designs a unit where students investigate the causes of a historical event, debate different interpretations, and produce a multi-perspective documentary. Which curriculum model does this most closely align with?
Answer: Project-based curriculum
Project-based curriculum (PBL) engages students in extended, complex investigations culminating in authentic products or performances, developing both content knowledge and 21st-century skills.