Curriculum Development & Design Flashcards
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Which approach to curriculum organization presents concepts in a simplified form early on and revisits them with increasing complexity over time?
Answer: Spiral curriculum
Jerome Bruner's spiral curriculum revisits core concepts repeatedly at increasing levels of depth and sophistication.
In the context of AP curriculum development, 'horizontal alignment' means:
Answer: Coordinating content and skills across different subjects at the same grade level
Horizontal alignment ensures consistency and coherence of content, skills, and expectations across subjects taught at the same grade level.
When an AP teacher uses 'enduring understandings' as curriculum anchors, these are best described as:
Answer: Big ideas that have lasting value beyond the course
Enduring understandings are transferable, big-picture insights that students should retain and apply long after the course ends.
A teacher wants to ensure that formative assessments align with AP exam expectations. Which strategy best achieves this?
Answer: Use AP-style free-response and stimulus-based tasks regularly throughout the unit
Regularly practicing AP-style tasks (free-response, document-based, stimulus-based) builds the specific skills assessed on the actual exam.
Which principle of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) addresses providing students multiple ways to demonstrate their knowledge?
Answer: Multiple means of action and expression
The UDL principle of multiple means of action and expression allows students to show mastery through varied output formats such as writing, speaking, or creating.
In AP curriculum design, a 'performance task' is BEST characterized as:
Answer: A complex, authentic assessment requiring application of knowledge and skills
Performance tasks require students to apply knowledge and skills to realistic, complex situations, demonstrating deep understanding rather than recall.
When planning curriculum pacing for an AP course, which factor should most heavily influence the time allocated to each unit?
Answer: The weight and emphasis of topics on the AP exam as indicated in the CED
The AP Course and Exam Description specifies the relative weighting of topics on the exam, which should drive pacing decisions to ensure adequate preparation.