Selective Test Curriculum Development and Design 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which curriculum design model begins with identifying desired results before planning instruction?
- Tyler Rationale
- Understanding by Design (UbD) (Correct answer)
- Taba Model
- Spiral Curriculum
Correct answer: Understanding by Design (UbD)
Understanding by Design, developed by Wiggins and McTighe, uses 'backward design' starting with desired outcomes.
Question 2: A teacher designs a unit where concepts from 3rd grade are revisited in 5th grade with greater depth. This reflects which curriculum principle?
- Horizontal alignment
- Scope and sequence
- Spiral curriculum (Correct answer)
- Integrated curriculum
Correct answer: Spiral curriculum
A spiral curriculum, associated with Bruner, revisits topics across grade levels with increasing complexity.
Question 3: What does 'scope' refer to in curriculum design?
- The order in which topics are taught
- The breadth and depth of content covered (Correct answer)
- The methods used to assess students
- The pacing of instructional units
Correct answer: The breadth and depth of content covered
Scope defines the range and depth of content that will be addressed in the curriculum.
Question 4: Which of the following best describes a 'hidden curriculum'?
- Elective courses not listed in the official catalog
- Unintended lessons learned through school culture and norms (Correct answer)
- Advanced content for gifted students
- Content taught outside school hours
Correct answer: Unintended lessons learned through school culture and norms
The hidden curriculum refers to implicit values, behaviors, and norms students absorb through the school environment.
Question 5: A district aligns its K-12 math curriculum so skills taught in one grade directly prepare students for the next grade's content. This is called:
- Lateral alignment
- Vertical alignment (Correct answer)
- Thematic integration
- Curriculum mapping
Correct answer: Vertical alignment
Vertical alignment ensures curriculum content builds logically and progressively across grade levels.
Question 6: Which term describes connecting content from multiple subjects around a common theme or concept?
- Differentiated instruction
- Interdisciplinary curriculum (Correct answer)
- Competency-based learning
- Direct instruction
Correct answer: Interdisciplinary curriculum
An interdisciplinary curriculum integrates two or more subject areas around shared themes or questions.
Question 7: In the Tyler Rationale, which question asks about the purpose of education?
- What educational experiences can attain these purposes?
- How can we determine if purposes are attained?
- What educational purposes should school seek to attain? (Correct answer)
- How can experiences be effectively organized?
Correct answer: What educational purposes should school seek to attain?
Tyler's first fundamental question focuses on defining what educational purposes the school should pursue.
Selective Test Curriculum Development and Design 2
Which curriculum design model begins with identifying desired results before planning instruction?