Curriculum Development & Design Flashcards

Bloom's Taxonomy is PRIMARILY used in curriculum development to:

Answer: Classify learning objectives by cognitive complexity

Bloom's Taxonomy provides a hierarchical framework for categorizing educational goals from lower-order to higher-order thinking.

Which curriculum model emphasizes systematic planning with clearly defined objectives, instruction, and evaluation in a linear sequence?

Answer: Tyler Rationale

The Tyler Rationale (Ralph Tyler) is a classic linear model focusing on objectives, learning experiences, organization, and evaluation.

A school district revises its math curriculum to ensure all students encounter fractions in grades 3, 4, and 5 with increasing complexity. This is an example of:

Answer: Spiral curriculum design

Spiral curriculum (Bruner) revisits concepts repeatedly at increasing levels of depth and complexity across grade levels.

Standards-based curriculum design requires that learning objectives be directly aligned to:

Answer: Adopted state or national content standards

Standards-based design ensures all curriculum objectives connect explicitly to adopted academic standards.

The 'null curriculum' concept, introduced by Eisner, refers to:

Answer: What is NOT taught and therefore absent from students' education

Eisner's null curriculum describes the content and perspectives that schools choose not to teach, shaping education through omission.

Which of the following is the BEST example of a formative assessment embedded in curriculum design?

Answer: Exit tickets used at the end of each lesson

Exit tickets are brief, frequent checks for understanding used during instruction to inform ongoing teaching decisions.

When designing curriculum for diverse learners, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) recommends providing:

Answer: Multiple means of representation, action, and engagement

UDL calls for flexible, proactive design that offers multiple means of representation, action/expression, and engagement to support all learners.