True or False. In the developmental perspective, curricula are seen as instruments for
facilitating child development.
a. true
b. false
Race To The Top assessment criteria did not include which of the following?
A. `Alignment to Common Core
B. Colleges can use results
C. Public demand for accountability
D. Technology should be used in assessment design
True or False. Walk-throughs by supervisors or principals involve a rating scale.
a. True
b. False
High income schools have students using technology for which of the following?
A. visual displays, presenting multimedia presentations, creating art and music or
movies and graphics.
B. multimedia presentations, tutoring, writing, webcasts, and remediation
C. presentations, remediation, communicating with other students
D. presentations, movies, designing a product and remediation
True or False. The written curriculum should represent a district-wide consensus about
instructional objectives and their relative importance for a given group of learners.
a. True
b. False
True or False. The principal at the elementary school level is usually more involved in
common core implementation than one at the secondary level.
a. True
b. False
True or False. A key obstacle to developing adaptive change in the classroom
curriculum is a lack of awareness and willingness to actually restructure and realign to
meet student needs.
a. true
b. false
The chief advantage to the responsive is:
A. Test reliability
B. Ease of use
C. Statistical fundamentals
D. Sensitivity to clients
The results collated in the matrix should be reviewed by the leadership team, keeping
all but which of these questions in mind:
A. Is each curriculum goal reflected in state or Common Core Standards or
Benchmarks?
B. Is each goal aligned from grade to grade?
C. Are we avoiding unnecessary duplication and overlap from subject to subject and
from grade to grade?
D. Does each required subject seem to be making an adequate contribution to the
curriculum goals of the school?
True or False. In identifying the methods for collecting information, evaluators should
include qualitative methods.
a. True
b. False
True or False. According to the authors, if students are taught how to think, the belief is
they will be able to think better.
a. True
b. False
True or False. Multiple measures of assessment are essential for any curriculum.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following best describes information processing?
A. Using algorithm strategies to organize information
B. Evaluating products and processing information through critical thinking
C. Using storage, retrieving, and evaluation skills to handle information
D. Applying principles of systematic logic when processing information
True or False. Districts rarely use an eclectic approach to evaluating curriculum.
a. True
b. False
True or False. A Needs-responsive curriculum should help students develop a global
perspective.
a. True
b. False
True or False. In the technological approach goals and objectives are determined while
establishing parameters.
a. True
b. False
True or False. The eclectic approach to evaluation is one that draws from strengths of
several different models.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following tasks involves the least critical thinking?
A. Represent problems in an appropriate symbol system
B. Distinguish between observations, assumptions, and inferences
C. Explain the cause and effect relationship
D. Apply logical operations of negation, disjunction, and conjunction
True or False: Piecing together the matrices in such a way that concepts build and
overlap through transitions produces the most effective learning.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is not a way that walkthrough data should be used?
A. coaching
B. evaluation
C. measuring impact of staff development efforts
D. Supporting professional learning communities
What of the following was not one of the goal categories in the GOALS 2000
legislation?
A. Adult literacy and lifelong learning
B. Math, science, and social studies
C. Teacher education and professional development
D. School and home partnerships
Which of the terms below is the first out of sequence?
A. Learned curriculum
B. Recommended curriculum
C. Written curriculum
D. Supported curriculum
Principal leadership responsibilities do not include which of the following:
a. Culture
b. Communication
c. Facility repair
d. Flexibility
Multiple measures in addition to CCSS might include all except:
A. Classroom-administered performance tasks (e.g., research papers, science
investigations, mathematical solutions, engineering designs, arts performances);
B. Standardized tests;
C. Oral presentations and scored discussions; and
D. Teacher rating of student note-taking skills, collaboration skills, persistence with
challenging tasks, and other evidence of learning skills.
Which of the following is an advantage of using peer selection?
A. Committee members feel that they have control over their own destiny
B. Committee representatives may be chosen for the wrong reason
C. Groups may not know the kind of representative needed
D. It tends to legitimize a committee member’s position.
True or False: One focus of the future is focus on the global economies.
a. True
b. False
To erase the digital divide what needs still remain?
A. goals, curricula, pedagogy, assessment, and vision
B. goals, curricula, equipment, bandwidth
C. goals, vision, mission, teacher training
D. goals, vision, mission, better equipment
True or False. No Child Left Behind tried to address issues through accountability and
testing.
a. true
b. false
True or False. Time during each professional development session needs to be allotted
to identify problems and assess progress. Regularly scheduled administrative and
faculty meetings can also be used to assess the progress of the project.
a. True
b. False
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.
a. True
b. False
True or False. One of the assumptions from Havinghurst is that curriculum should
emphasize functional outcomes.
a. true
b. false
According to recent reports, technology usage in schools includes all but which of the
following?
A. one computer per 5.3 students
B. inequity between low income schools and high income schools
C. student engagement has gone down
D. has slowed due to the recession
Describe the four common descriptors ELLs.
While Lyndon Johnson was President, the Colman Report that concluded performance
differences were based on race was used to integrate schools. Later, A Nation at Risk
suggested it was socio-economic conditions, not race. More recently, Kahlenberg seems
to support the latter approach. Construct an essay in which you present an argument as
to why Coleman was incorrect.
Most people never _______.
A successful integration of technology into the curriculum will require leaders who are
aware of the issues on a community, state, and national level. Describe some of the
areas that should be considered to enhance awareness at these three levels.
In examining the role of the federal government in influencing the school curriculum, it
is useful to bring to bear a __________ __________ because patterns of influence have
changed over the past few decades.
It took the Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education five years to
develop the seven cardinal principles of secondary education. This was due, in part, to
the analysis of much empirical data, including experiences with the Army “alpha tests.”
Construct an essay in which you identify and explain the seven cardinal principles.
Many school systems have technology goals. Are these curricula goals?
The text identified four questions that need to be asked when evaluating curriculum: (1)
Have all necessary instructional materials been provided, and are correlation charts
accurate? (2) Are tests being administered and scored on schedule? (3) Are
staff-development sessions being conducted by planed and are they judged by the
participants to be helpful? (4) Are supervisors and principals helping teachers to plan to
teach effectively, teach to mastery objectives and utilize test results to modify
objectives? Which one question is not as critical as the others in making an accurate
assessment and why?
Your district curriculum used the Stufflebeam approach which consists of four major
factors. Identify the four factors and explain the procedures within each.
Construct an essay identifying why data analysis is essential in evaluating curriculum
The group processing technique that is used to encourage divergence by individuals is
________________________
It has been stated that instructional materials are determined as the next step after the
curriculum-based tests are constructed. Why is the timing critical and what is meant by
the phrase “instructional materials.”
Once a map is constructed it needs to be refined. Construct an essay describing the
process of refining the map.
It has been stated some research indicates social promotion results in better attitudes
toward school, better self-image, and improved achievement. Based on your
experiences and philosophies of education do you agree or not agree social promotion is
a valid practice. In your essay you must state support.
Describe how technology might support the adaptive strategy of acceleration within the
curriculum.