Curriculum Development & Design Flashcards
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When applying backward design to a public safety curriculum, what is the FIRST step an instructor should take?
Answer: Identify desired learning outcomes and competencies
Backward design begins with identifying desired results before planning assessments or instruction.
A fire service instructor needs to teach hazardous materials response. Which domain of Bloom's Taxonomy is BEST addressed when trainees correctly don PPE in a timed scenario?
Answer: Psychomotor
Donning PPE is a physical skill performance, which falls under the psychomotor domain of Bloom's Taxonomy.
Which curriculum model is MOST commonly used in public safety training because it emphasizes systematic instructional design through analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation?
Answer: ADDIE Model
The ADDIE model is the standard instructional design framework widely used in public safety and military training.
An EMS instructor discovers that recruits consistently fail the venipuncture skill station. What curriculum revision approach is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Increase practice repetitions and add prerequisite anatomy review
Consistent failure points indicate a need for more practice time and possibly strengthening prerequisite knowledge before skill performance.
A terminal objective in a law enforcement curriculum states: 'The recruit will demonstrate proper use-of-force escalation.' What type of supporting objectives should accompany this?
Answer: Enabling objectives that build toward the terminal skill
Enabling objectives are subordinate learning steps that collectively support achievement of the terminal objective.
When sequencing curriculum content for a wildland firefighter course, which approach BEST supports skill transfer to field operations?
Answer: Simple-to-complex sequencing progressing toward realistic scenarios
Simple-to-complex sequencing builds competency incrementally and culminates in realistic scenarios that mirror actual field conditions.
Which element is ESSENTIAL when writing a measurable learning objective for a public safety certification course?
Answer: A performance verb, conditions, and criterion standard
Well-written objectives include a performance verb (what the learner does), conditions (under what circumstances), and a criterion (to what standard).