Curriculum & Instruction Chapter 6 Marie Asserts That All The Coursework K12

1. Marie asserts that all of the coursework, K-12, represents the program of studies for the school

district. Marie is

2. The Educational Policies Commission of 1952 suggested a ninth grade student should spend

3. Some goals might be achieved primarily through the extracurricular program, which of the

following is not an example?

4. The results collated in the matrix should be reviewed by the leadership team, keeping all but

which of these questions in mind:

5. Schooling in low-performing schools is frequently dominated by

6. Curriculum development teams

7. Dynamic knowledge relates to all of the following except

8. In developing an assessment agenda there are several questions that must be asked including:

9. Which of the following is most likely an educational goal rather than a curriculum goal?

10. One way of differentiating between a curriculum goal and an educational goal is to involve

11. In evaluating a matrix derived from a faculty survey on addressing curriculum goals, which

of the following is not an appropriate question?

12. If a faculty survey demonstrates that several departments expect students to have certain

skills, there are three options that will solve the problem. Which of the following is not an

appropriate solution?

13. When it comes to allocating school resources there are four major questions to consider

including:

14. With respect to time allocations at the upper elementary grades there should be

15. If a CDT is established to determine student needs the CDT should include:

16. School leaders are coming to know the importance of data-driven instruction (Ravitch, 2010).

The collection of data can make a major difference in school reform by accomplishing all but

which of the following tasks:

17. One approach to the needs-responsive curriculum is to conduct a survey with the faculty. The

other approach is:

18. In seeking constituent satisfaction the term constituent refers to all of the following except

19. In looking at data relative to constituent satisfaction we should find

20. If, when assessing curriculum, there is general dissatisfaction with the results among all

constituent groups the best course of action would be to:

21. Adolescent needs include:

22. Curriculum pacing guides do not attempt to cover which of the following?

23. When schools implement longitudinal data systems (SLDS), they will not be able to do

which of the following?

24. Experts predict the future will be marked by the following developments.

25. Adolescent Needs and Curricular responses include:

26. True or False. The future and the curriculum will be impacted with new laws limiting

immigration.

27. True or False. Hicksville High school had a course combining English, social studies, and

music. The course is an example of an interdisciplinary course.

28. True or False. There is no intellectual reason for continuing subject area courses.

29. True or False. Externally mandated curricula reviews are not useful, but internal reviews are

useful.

30. True or False. The curriculum development team can provide briefings on the status of

curriculum within the district

31. True or False. In many low-performing schools the most common instruction develops

32. True or False. When dealing with assessment, standards are converted to outcome

statements.

33. True or False. In surveying courses to see where curriculum goals are addressed, only

required courses are considered.

34. True or False. If it is found that a particular curriculum goal is not sufficiently addressed it is

still not appropriate to add a course requirement.

35. True or False. Excessive curriculum correlation can lead to restrictive restraints on teachers.

36. True or False. A Needs-responsive curriculum should help students develop a global

37. True or False: The precision of a pacing guide timeline is site specific.

39. True or False: A student survey should ask students their opinions about whether they

are learning meaningful things that will help them in the future.

Type: F

40. The total set of organized learning experiences at a given level of schooling is called a

__________________.

41. When two or more disciplines are taught together in the same course, the course is

called______________________________________.

42. Assessing Constituent satisfaction is important to the curriculum process. Who are the

constituents?

43. Identify the four characteristics that every member of a curriculum development team should

have.

44. The development of metacognitive strategies, thinking skills, and procedural knowledge is

called ___________________knowledge.

45. It is important to develop deep understanding in terms of both declarative knowledge and

________________knowledge.

46. Identify the five major issues that might be considered in developing an assessment agenda.

47. Correlation of curriculum is most essential in schools with a ______________ structure.

48. A _______________approach to curriculum correlation is emphasized.

49. A school’s allocation of resources should reflect its________ priorities.

50. When developing curriculum, it is wise to pay attention to ______________ context.

51. An important aspect of the process is there is no _________ format for a pacing guide.

52. Compare and contrast the most common type of schedule for a ninth grade student with the

recommendations of the Education Policies Commission report of 1952,

53. Evanston Township High School had a class called “combined studies” where one teacher

taught English and social studies in a two-period block. Northport high school had a course

called “the city” whereby students went to New York once a week and learned about various

aspects of the city. Design a course that is interdisciplinary in nature, provide a rationale for the

grouping of disciplines, and describe what the course may look like.

54. Identify and explain what barriers exist to interdisciplinary courses becoming more common

in today’s schools.

55. Describe the functions of a curriculum development team.

56. Compare and contrast declarative and procedural knowledge.

57. Explain what is meant by dynamic knowledge.

58. The dynamics and logistics of most schools are such that building-level leaders have an

enormous impact on the multicultural environment in which they participate. Explain.

59. Is: “Students will develop skills to live in a modern world with a global economy” an

education goal or a curriculum goal? Why?

60. As a curriculum leader you conduct a survey of where various curriculum goals are

addressed. This results in a matrix. How can that matrix be used appropriately?

61. A survey finds that the eighth grade social studies teacher assumes students can already

analyze bar and pie charts, but the seventh grade teacher does not teach that skill. What should

be done?

62. As a leader you have a situation where priority of the district would require six new staff

members and a budget of $4,000 for appropriate implementation while the next priority would

not require new staff and cost only $1,000. In tight budget times you only have $1,500 left. What

would you do?

63. Write an essay indicating what reasons are frequently given for not collecting data for

analysis in terms of curriculum assessment.

64. Construct an essay identifying why data analysis is essential in evaluating curriculum

65. If you establish a small CDT to examine student needs, what two sources are important for

them to use and why?

66. Compare and contrast the goal alignment process and mapping.

67. The best way to address “this missing element” was the use of pacing guides. Please whether

you agree or disagree with this statement and use details to support your answer.