SEHS Curriculum Development and Design 2

Question 1

Which curriculum design model emphasizes starting with clear learning objectives before selecting content and instructional strategies?

Accepted Answer

Backward design

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Activity-centered design

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Subject-centered design

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Experience-centered design

Question 2

A school wants to ensure its curriculum reflects students' cultural backgrounds and lived experiences. Which approach best supports this goal?

Accepted Answer

Culturally responsive curriculum

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Core curriculum

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Spiral curriculum

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Hidden curriculum

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of a scope and sequence document in curriculum planning?

Accepted Answer

To define what is taught and in what order across grade levels

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To list required textbooks for each grade

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To outline teacher evaluation criteria

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To record student assessment scores

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the 'null curriculum'?

Accepted Answer

Topics and subjects that schools choose not to teach

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Content that is mandated by state standards

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The emotional lessons students learn from peers

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Assessment frameworks used to measure learning

Question 5

A curriculum designer wants to build on students' prior knowledge while introducing increasingly complex concepts over multiple years. This reflects which principle?

Accepted Answer

Continuity

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Differentiation

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Integration

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Articulation

Question 6

Which stakeholder group is typically responsible for approving official curriculum frameworks at the state level?

Accepted Answer

State boards of education

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Individual classroom teachers

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Parent-teacher associations

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University professors

Question 7

In a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum, the primary vehicle for student learning is:

Accepted Answer

Investigation of complex, real-world problems

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Direct instruction from a textbook

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Memorization of key facts and definitions

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Standardized test preparation activities