1. When a school district decides to improve a field of study it is usually concerned with
2. There are three questions that must be asked when doing a map. Which of the following is not
one of the questions?
3. Below are four statements, which one is appropriate for a diagnostic-prescriptive approach to
curricula organization?
4. Which of the following is not a phase in improving the field of study?
5. What John Goodlad called the “ideal” curriculum we call
6. Which of the following factors is least significant to secondary teachers’ classroom planning?
7. In the Snyder model it is important to have filters in determining assessments such as three of
the four terms below. Which one is not a filters?
8. In the third step of the Snyder model
9. In establishing project parameters there are four questions that are asked; which one below is
not one of the questions?
10. When you orient for mastery you are dealing with:
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11. The results of a map survey may be placed on a scope and sequence chart that shows
12. All of the items below can be found in both a curriculum guide and a curriculum-objectives
notebook except
13. If administrative control of the curriculum is important, perhaps because of less teacher
experience, the best curriculum document is:
14. In determining the time allocation for topics within a curriculum
15. Assessment, in the form of tests, should:
16. Which of the following entities is most involved with the use of digital assessments of
curricula?
17. When the improved curriculum is done it is time to select instructional material. This process
should:
18. When a new curriculum is ready, before it is used, there should be staff development. Which
of the following is not characteristic of a good staff development program?
19. The “rule of three,” with respect to staff development, suggests
20. One way to provide staff development time without a great deal of cost is:
21. According to Weisberg et al. (2009), our national failure to acknowledge and act on
differences in teacher effectiveness describes how our public education systems treats teachers as
interchangeable parts, causing school to ignore both excellence and ineffectiveness. This is
called:
22. According to the text, design criteria for assessments include which of the following?
23. Before refining a curriculum map which of the following should be in place?
24. Web-based adaptive tests combine the benefit of technology with the integrity of on-level
tests with the benefit of:
25. According to Hirsch and Killion (2009), “maintaining the focus of professional learning on
teaching and student learning produces academic success” (p.467). In keeping with this
perspective, which of the following are the major issues for professional development?
26. True or False. School district leaders need accurate measures that align with standards and
produce timely results.
27. True or False. There are three basic models of non-graded curricula.
28. True or False. Diagnostic-prescriptive models of curriculum use differentiated instruction.
29. True or False. Technology has improved the quality of diagnostic-prescriptive models.
30. True or False. Teacher-centered planning should reflect either the formal, perceived, or
operational curriculum.
31. True or False. Technology is not used in the Snyder approach to curriculum development.
32. True or False. In the Snyder model pilot testing is important.
33. True or False. When trying to improve a field of study the usual way is to do it K-12.
34. True or False. A good curriculum map contains detailed instructional objectives.
35. True or False. Teachers should not critique curriculum revisions suggested by a task force
36. True or False. It is critical that state and federal efforts to recognize success and remedy
failure be based on thought, educationally sound means for identify schools that are successful.
37. True or False: Piecing together the matrices in such a way that concepts build and overlap
through transitions produces the most effective learning.
38. True or False – Web-based assessments cannot provide quick and accurate measures that can
be aligned with state and/or national standards.
39. True or False: Curriculum mapping is a great tool for planners to identify gaps.
40. True or False: curriculum mapping should include both formative and summative
assessments.
Type: E
41. List the three reasons school districts may decide to improve a field of study.
42. One model of non-graded curriculum is the diagnostic-prescriptive model, another is
_______________.
43. A diagnostic-prescriptive approach to curricula organization may include _______________
instruction.
44. Most objective observers tend to agree that electives were _________ designed.
45. The written and _____________________ curricula should be more congruent.
46. In the second step of the Snyder approach to curriculum it is important to develop each unit
around enduring understandings and _______________________.
47. In selecting learning activities they should be ________________________based.
48. In establishing project parameters four questions are asked, name them.
49. When improving a field of study using the task force approach the usual time allocated
is___________________________.
50. After the final scope and sequence chart is developed, it is time to develop curriculum
materials. Identify the three types of materials the task force may develop.
51. Schools must reflect the needs of __________ and offer _____________ curriculum focused
on performance across grade levels.
52. Curriculum mapping is a means of improving _______________ curriculum.
53. _____________ models are being touted as the next big solution to school accountability.
54. Developing ways to instill ______________, and the ability to thrive in a series of settings,
as well as in _____________, can be an important part of the planning process.
55. According to Tovani (2010), “When students _____________ success each day, they will
take the __________ they need to take in order to learn” (p.28).
56. Some people say there is nothing new, ideas are recycled now and then. Does the Winnetka
plan developed by Carlton Wasburne support or refute the statement. Explain.
57. Describe what diagnostic-prescriptive models of curriculum are like. Within the description
assume differentiated instruction is used.
58. Some educators believe that using the elective model of curricula organization may result in
problems in these days of standards-based tests. Explain
59. Conrad W. Snyder developed a plan for determining what should be taught. Explain the first
step in the plan, including the specific questions to be asked and answered.
60. Conrad W. Snyder developed a plan for determining what should be taught. Explain the
second step, including all filters.
61. In the Snyder model teacher guides may be very restrictive, requiring teachers to use specific
strategies. What justification is given for this and do you agree?
62. The text outlines a 16 step process in improving fields of study based on the work of Snyder.
Construct an essay in which you summarize the process. Do not list steps, describe the process.
63. The text outlines a 16 step process in improving fields of study based on the work of Snyder.
Construct an essay in which you describe how you would use it if you were assigned the task of
examining and updating a curriculum area of your choice.
64. Authors of the text suggest a different approach than mapping. Construct an essay in which
you explain the approach taken by the text and the rationale for using that approach.
*a. Students should indicate the authors’ indicated there are studies that suggest teachers do not
necessarily teach what should be taught. They like to ask teachers why should be taught and
develop the ideal map. Surveys are one way of developing the information and the task force can
then decide what to include.
Cognitive Domain: analysis
Answer Location: Reconceptualizing the field of study
Question Type: essay
Type: E
65. Once a map is constructed it needs to be refined. Construct an essay describing the process of
refining the map.
66. Compare and contrast a curriculum guide with a curriculum-objectives notebook.
67. Describe the four ways that are used to determine the suggested time allocations for topics
within the curriculum.
68. When there is now curriculum it is essential to have curriculum-based testing. The text
indicates that at the secondary level it is frequently a mid-term exam followed by a final exam at
the end of the course. Should there be additional curriculum-based test? Why or why not?
69. Describe the process of selecting materials after a curriculum improvement. In your answer
reflect on whether there needs to be perfect congruence between the curriculum and the
materials. Explain
70. Describe how you would organize and conduct a professional development program for
introducing a new curriculum.
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71. Of the eleven creative professional development strategies, choose three of the eleven and
explain (using examples) how they could integrated into the professional development program.