TA Curriculum Design & Development 3

Question 1

Which type of assessment is primarily used to guide ongoing instructional decisions during a unit?

Accepted Answer

Formative assessment

Answer

Formative assessments provide real-time feedback that teachers and TAs use to adjust instruction while learning is still in progress.

Question 2

A teaching assistant is asked to help create a pacing guide. What is the primary purpose of a pacing guide?

Accepted Answer

To map out when specific standards and topics will be taught throughout the year

Answer

A pacing guide helps educators plan the timing and sequence of instruction to ensure all standards are covered within the school year.

Question 3

Backward design, developed by Wiggins and McTighe, begins with:

Accepted Answer

Identifying desired learning outcomes first

Answer

Backward design starts with identifying what students should know and be able to do, then plans assessments and instruction to reach those goals.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a standards-based curriculum?

Accepted Answer

Units designed to help students master specific state or national learning standards

Answer

Standards-based curricula are explicitly designed to help students achieve specific learning expectations set by educational authorities.

Question 5

In curriculum development, 'horizontal alignment' means:

Accepted Answer

Coordinating content across subjects taught at the same grade level

Answer

Horizontal alignment coordinates what is taught across different subjects or classrooms within the same grade level.

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