MTEL Curriculum Development and Design 2

Question 1

A curriculum developer is using backward design. What is the FIRST step in this process?

Accepted Answer

Identify desired learning outcomes

Answer

Backward design, developed by Wiggins and McTighe, begins with identifying desired results before planning instruction or assessments.

Question 2

Which curriculum model emphasizes the spiral approach, where concepts are revisited with increasing complexity across grade levels?

Accepted Answer

Bruner's Spiral Curriculum

Answer

Jerome Bruner's spiral curriculum revisits core concepts repeatedly across grades, deepening understanding at each encounter.

Question 3

A teacher wants to ensure her curriculum addresses multiple intelligences. Which theorist's work should she consult?

Accepted Answer

Howard Gardner

Answer

Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences identifies distinct learning modalities such as linguistic, logical-mathematical, and spatial intelligence.

Question 4

In curriculum alignment, what does 'vertical alignment' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring content builds sequentially from one grade level to the next

Answer

Vertical alignment ensures that curriculum content and skills progress logically and build upon each other from one grade level to the next.

Question 5

Which type of curriculum refers to what teachers actually teach in the classroom, which may differ from the official written curriculum?

Accepted Answer

Enacted curriculum

Answer

The enacted (or taught) curriculum is what teachers actually deliver in practice, which can differ from the written or intended curriculum.

Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure Practice Test

Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure Practice Test

MTEL Curriculum Development and Design 2