Within the Triad/RDIM Model there are three types of enrichment activities. They are:
A. General exploratory activities, intellectual enhancement, small group investigations
B. Small group investigations, general exploratory activities, and intellectual
enhancement
C. General exploratory activities, group training activities, and small group
investigations
D. Intellectual enhancement, general group training, and small group activities
True or False. Leadership and planning are common threads in successful K-12
curriculum
a. True
b. False
All across the United States, literacy has become a high priority because:
A. Policymakers see evidence our country’s future depends on education
B. Elementary school reading programs have been on decline
C. NCLB places too much emphasis on mathematics
D. Title I reading programs have failed to correct difficulties
The Common Core Standards have prompted the call for comparable standards in
science. Now the framework for K-12 science education that call for which three
dimensions?
A. scientific and engineering practices, integration of curricula/instruction/assessment,
and common inquiry processes
B. scientific and engineering practices, common inquiry processes, and core ideas in
discipline areas.
C. scientific and engineering practices, common inquiry processes, and crosscutting
concepts
D. scientific and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts with common applications
across fields, and core ideas in discipline areas.
True or False. Districts developing the speaking curricula should involve being
interdisciplinary and across the curriculum.
a. True
b. False
True or False. There are three basic models of non-graded curricula.
a. True
b. False
One reason for a differentiated system of professional development is:
A. Saves money because full staff development is for the entire faculty
B. Teachers differ in concept development and learning styles
C. It allows more than one supervisor to evaluate
D. It allows different rating schema to be used
True or False. A good curriculum map contains detailed instructional objectives.
a. True
b. False
True or False. Curriculum evaluation attempt to look at how the curriculum offerings
best be improved.
a. True
b. False
Eisner speaks in terms of nondiscursive communication. One characteristic of such
communication is:
A. Use of connotative language
B. Denotative in nature
C. Uses linguistic forms to represent
D. Uses symbolic language only rarely
Which of the documents below would not be the subject of formal curriculum
assessment?
A. Course of study
B. Field of study
C. Program of study
D. Unit of study
Which of the following is an example of controlled problem solving?
A. Using systematic strategies to find the optimal solution to an open-ended problem
B. Using algorithms and heuristic strategies for solving convergent problems with one
answer
C. Using critical thinking process to evaluate problems
D. Using storage and information processing to resolve problems
Below are listed several books dealing with education. Which one is not a
contemporary educational reform book?
A. Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich
B. Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools by Jonathan Kozol
C. The American High School Today by James B. Conant
D. Understanding Learning by Ruby Payne
Developing curriculum-based tests is
A. Select a test-development firm
B. Survey the teachers to determine the nature of the test
C. Decide how many forms of the test would be needed
D. Determine test scope and frequency
The “open classrooms” of the “Romantic Radicalism” curricula movement was
characterized by:
a. Absence of walls in the classrooms
b. Emphasis on a rich learning environment
c. Students were allowed to attend the classroom of their choice
d. Teachers could determine their curriculum in an open setting
The nation’s foremost social studies organization released its revised national standards,
National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: A Framework for Teaching,
Learning, and Assessment, on September 17, 2010, Constitution Day. The revised
curriculum standards are centered on all but which of the following themes:
A. Geography
B. Time, continuity, and change
C. People, places, and environment.
D. Individual development and identity
True or False. Quality leadership means having a thorough understanding of curriculum
and maintaining a fixed administrative view.
a. true
b. false
True or False Assessments must be capable of measuring standards that have been
traditionally difficult to measure.
a. True
b. False
True or False. A representative sample of administrators and teachers need to be
interviewed, (perhaps once every 2 months) to survey their perceptions and probe
concerns.
a. True
b. False
A new assistant principal maintains that s(he) is a strong believer in a
knowledge-centered curriculum and as such child development is not important, but the
knowledge-centered approach will improve chances of doing well on state mandated
tests. The assistant principal is
a. Correct
b. Incorrect because child development is most important in curriculum
c. Incorrect because knowledge is not related to mandated tests
d. Incorrect because child development is less important than knowledge
The question: “What specific provisions are there for continuing input from those
constituencies?” most likely relates to
A. Planning curriculum evaluations
B. The supported curriculum
C. The planned curriculum
D. Formative aspects
True or False. Curriculum theory is frequently held in low regard by practitioners.
a. true
b. false
A teacher divided the class into groups of three who review a series of photos from
different perspectives. The group develops a template for opening questions and
discussion. It would appear that this teacher was using a technique called:
A. Sketch to stretch
B. Literature circles
C. Literature roles
D. Circle writing
True or False. These new frameworks will provide guidance for educators to implement
standards and assessments that will generate information about student achievement
and solidify integrity and accountability throughout the educational system (Fogo,
2011).
a. True
b. False
One key to applying the mind/brain MBE model, Fischer said the MBE model can be
applied in the following ways (which is not one way)?
a. Instructional strategies to change emotional state of learners
b. Enriched environments encourage optimal learning
c. Deficit correction cognitive enhancement builds foundation for critical thinking
d. Evaluation tools are not useful.
Apple (1975) did not include which of the following in his explanation of hegemony?
a. narrow and strict view of science
b. rationality and empirical data focus
c. political focus
d. ignores relationship between science and art
Using the naturalistic approach to curriculum you would
A. Allow teachers to determine if they want to start a new course
B. Provide extensive formative assessment devices
C. Make certain there was no “opportunity cost”
D. Assess alternatives before developing the course
True or False. Many educators today believe the emphasis of curriculum should be on
textbooks.
a. True
b. False
True or False. A sense of community in the classroom makes little difference in
students’ learning.
a. true
b. false
At what level below is it most likely that minimum graduation requirements would be
established?
A. District
B. Federal
C. School
D. State
True or False. Advanced Placement Classes and Examinations are examples of
Acceleration as an adaptive curriculum strategy.
a. true
b. false
According to the International Listening Association, which of the following is not one
of the statistics?
A. Listening is the first source of communication
B. 45 percent of a student’s day is spent listening
C. Students are expected to acquire 85 percent of the knowledge they have by listening
D. Only 2 percent of the population ever received formal listening instruction
True or False. Effective evaluation is an integral part of the learning process.
a. True
b. False
True or False. There is a need for an educational task force to identify mastery
objectives within the curriculum.
a. True
b. False
The term “rating” can relate to all of the following except
A. Summative assessment of performance used in decision-making
B. Formative assessment of performance used in decision-making
C. Formal in nature
D. Common with a “walk-through” or “instructional rounds”
What are three critical thinking approaches used in Glatthorn’s 1985 study?
Most of Hunter’s critics were not practitioners, but___________
According to a report issued by the National Reading Panel teacher preparation should
emphasize both phonics and ____________ for young readers.
By the end of the 70s there was a dramatic shift in the purpose and nature of public
schools. Construct an essay explaining why this was so.
Construct an essay in which you explain the concept of structured learning, the four
characteristics, and how the concept can be applied in the classroom when constructing
lessons.
List the three reasons school districts may decide to improve a field of study.
In 1994 Congress added two goals to “Goals 2000” What are they?
According to the text, informal visits to classrooms may also be called ____________.
Identify the general organization pattern for social studies in grades 4-6.
Describe some of the impacts technological advances have had in school.
List, in sequence, the four factors in Stuffelbeam’s curriculum evaluation model.
Few would argue that increased _____________ learning, along with advanced
technology skills, can help to more evenly distribute students.
_____________________has been proven to be a useful technological organization tool
for both lesson preparation and instruction.
The text states that PSSC Physics [Physical Science Study Committee] was developed
during the period of scholarly structuralism. So was CHEM Study chemistry [Chemical
education materials study] and three versions of biology from the BSCS [Biological
Science Curriculum Study]. A teacher suggests that all of the activity is the result of
“Russia’s captured German scientist beating our captured German scientists to space.”
Do you agree or disagree with the teacher and why.
When implementing an evaluation design the text indicates there are two matters of
great importance that should be stressed. Identify the two and explain why they are
important.
Why is it important that appropriate resources be provided for any curriculum change?