Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education, 3e (Bredekamp)
Chapter 10 Planning Effective Curriculum
1) What is a research-based, idealized version of what and how teaching and learning should
occur?
A) fidelity
B) curriculum approach
C) development theory
D) curriculum model
2) Which is a curriculum derived from research evidence about what kinds of learning outcomes
relate to later achievement, and what types of teaching and learning experiences help children
achieve those outcomes?
A) validated curriculum
B) written curriculum
C) scientifically-based curriculum
D) fidelity
3) Written curriculum plans
A) can be evaluated by several interested parties
B) limit teachers’ creativity
C) reduce responsiveness to individual children
D) restrict teachers’ decision making
4) Aaron uses a curriculum that has shown positive effects on child outcomes and is
comprehensive across all domains of development. These are two important elements of
A) intentional teaching
B) Common Core Standards
C) effective curriculum
D) professional development
5) Which type of standards are the expectations for student learning?
A) Learning standards
B) Content standards
C) Performance standards
D) Licensing standards
6) Integration across subject matter areas is the primary planning strategy for which age group?
A) infants
B) toddlers
C) preschoolers
D) kindergarteners
7) In which curriculum approach would the children engage in an investigation that was of
interest to them?
A) written curriculum
B) validated curriculum
C) integrated curriculum
D) emergent curriculum
8) Having a third grade class read books about dolphins so that they can learn about biology as
well as literacy would be what kind of curriculum?
A) written curriculum
B) thematic curriculum
C) integrated curriculum
D) emergent curriculum
9) Which of the following curriculum models developed in the early 1960s is based on the
constructivist point of view and a key element of the curriculum is the plan, do, review process
for organizing a routine?
A) Tools of the Mind
B) Core Knowledge
C) Creative Curriculum
D) High Scope
10) Which of the following models are the most widely used curriculum models in Head Start
and public prekindergarten programs?
A) High Scope and Creative Curriculum
B) Tools of the Mind and Opening the World of Learning (OWL)
C) Core Knowledge and Bright Beginnings Pre-K Program
D) Creative Curriculum and Tools of the Mind
11) In which curriculum does the central element include using high level, mature sociodramatic
play to develop children’s self-regulation?
A) Tools of the Mind
B) Core Knowledge
C) Creative Curriculum
D) High Scope
12) Which curriculum model is a comprehensive curriculum addressing all areas of child
development as well as literacy and mathematics, identifies intentional teaching strategies and
learning sequences, provides guidance for book discussions and suggestions for “mighty
minutes”—ways to support learning during transition and routines?
A) Tools of the Mind
B) Core Knowledge
C) Creative Curriculum
D) High Scope
13) Learning through projects, actively involving parents in learning activities and having no
preset curriculum are all tenets of which approach?
A) High Scope
B) Reggio Emilia
C) Common Core
D) Ecological Systems
14) The large-scale research funded by the federal government to evaluate the effectiveness of
preschool curricula found that
A) to be most effective, teachers need to have good curricula knowledge in addition to an
understanding of child development.
B) there are several big differences in the different curricula models.
C) to be most effective, teachers just need a good understanding of child development.
D) to be most effective, teachers need to plan a curriculum model that fits their teaching style.
15) Which curriculum model sees learning as an interactive process between the child and the
curriculum?
A) Sociocultural Model
B) Child Development Model
C) Learning Continuum
D) Child-Centered Model
16) A ________ is a predictable, but not rigid, sequence of typical developmental
accomplishments, while ________ focuses on sequences of knowledge or skill in a certain
content area.
A) child development continuum; a conceptual organizer
B) developmental continuum; a learning continuum
C) learning continuum; a developmental continuum
D) conceptual organizer; the content of the disciplines
17) List and describe the different types of written curriculum plans. Which do you think is most
appropriate for children you might work with?
18) Describe the components of an effective curriculum.
19) Go online and find the early childhood standards (infant, toddler, and preschool) for your
state. Describe which ages and developmental domains are addressed in the standards.
20) Compare the differences between learning, content, and performance standards.
21) Compare and contrast the curricula discussed in the chapter—High Scope, Creative
Curriculum, Core Knowledge, and Tools of the Mind. Which most appeals to you?
Chapter 10 – Planning Effective Curriculum