MTEL Curriculum Development and Design 4

Question 1

A Massachusetts educator is designing curriculum using Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Which principle involves providing students with multiple ways to express what they know?

Accepted Answer

Multiple means of action and expression

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Multiple means of representation

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Multiple means of engagement

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Multiple means of assessment

Question 2

Which curriculum evaluation model focuses on decision-making by providing information to help stakeholders choose among alternatives?

Accepted Answer

CIPP Model (Stufflebeam)

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Tyler's Objectives Model

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Eisner's Connoisseurship Model

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Scriven's Goal-Free Evaluation

Question 3

A teacher notices that her district's written curriculum standards do not address topics related to social-emotional learning. What term describes content that is deliberately omitted from the curriculum?

Accepted Answer

Null curriculum

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Hidden curriculum

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Enacted curriculum

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Formal curriculum

Question 4

A district curriculum team is mapping the curriculum to identify gaps and redundancies. Which tool would be MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Curriculum mapping software or matrices

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Standardized test score reports

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Student interest surveys

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Teacher lesson plan templates

Question 5

When designing curriculum, which factor BEST ensures that instruction is appropriate for the developmental stage of students?

Accepted Answer

Grounding instructional decisions in developmental theory and research

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Aligning content with the most recent textbook edition

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Requiring all students to complete the same assignments regardless of age

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Focusing exclusively on academic content standards

Question 6

In the context of Massachusetts education, which organization is responsible for establishing the academic standards that guide curriculum development in public schools?

Accepted Answer

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)

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The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA)

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The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)

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The National Education Association (NEA)

Question 7

A curriculum designer uses 'Essential Questions' as an organizing framework. What is the PURPOSE of essential questions in curriculum design?

Accepted Answer

To provoke deep thinking and inquiry into big ideas within a discipline

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To create multiple-choice items for standardized tests

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To list factual content students must memorize

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To outline the sequence of daily lesson activities