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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.
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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.
