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Curriculum Design & Development Flashcards

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  1. A principal wants to ensure curriculum coherence across grade levels. Which approach BEST achieves vertical alignment?

    Answer: Mapping prerequisite skills and concepts from K-12 to build progressively

    Vertical alignment requires mapping how concepts and skills build systematically across grade levels to ensure progression.

  2. When conducting a curriculum gap analysis, a principal discovers that TEKS standards for 7th-grade science are not being addressed in any unit. What is the FIRST action the principal should take?

    Answer: Convene a curriculum mapping session with science teachers to identify where gaps exist

    The first step is gathering accurate information by working with teachers to pinpoint exactly where coverage gaps exist before taking corrective action.

  3. Which curriculum design model emphasizes beginning with the desired learning outcomes and then planning instruction and assessments to meet those outcomes?

    Answer: Backward Design (Understanding by Design)

    Backward Design, developed by Wiggins and McTighe, starts with identifying desired results before designing learning experiences.

  4. A principal notices that students consistently score lower on application-level items than recall items on state assessments. Which curriculum adjustment BEST addresses this pattern?

    Answer: Increasing the proportion of higher-order thinking tasks in daily instruction

    Incorporating higher-order thinking tasks aligns instruction with the application-level cognitive demands students encounter on assessments.

  5. Under Texas law, which document serves as the legal framework specifying what students are expected to know and be able to do at each grade level?

    Answer: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

    The TEKS are the state-mandated curriculum standards that define required content and skills for each grade level and subject in Texas public schools.

  6. A principal is reviewing a newly adopted curriculum unit and finds that it addresses content standards but includes no formative assessment checkpoints. What is the BEST recommendation?

    Answer: Embed formative assessments at key instructional points to monitor student understanding

    Formative assessments embedded throughout a unit allow teachers to adjust instruction in real time based on student understanding.

  7. Which type of curriculum refers to what is actually taught in classrooms as opposed to what is officially written in district documents?

    Answer: Taught curriculum

    The taught curriculum is the content and skills teachers actually deliver in classrooms, which may differ from the written or intended curriculum.