Exam 6: Exploring and Contesting Curriculum

Describe three principles teachers should use to guide their planning of sequence as part of curriculum development. For each one provide a brief example of how that might be done in the planning of a lesson on a topic of your choice.

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Any three of these together with a plausible example from a lesson on a particular topic (e.g. nutrition):
-Going from simple to complex (e.g. students learn to identify the different food groups before moving on to planning a nutritious meal).
-Treating ideas chronologically (e.g. students are introduced to food groups in the order they appear on the food groups pyramid).
-Whole-to-part learning - that is, understanding the whole before understanding specific components (e.g. students watch a short video on why it is important to eat a balanced and nutritious diet before learning about specific food groups).
-Going from the concrete to the abstract - that is, starting from a student's experiences and proceeding to more abstract learning (e.g. students share one thing they normally eat for breakfast, lunch or dinner and see if they can locate it on the food groups pyramid).
-Spiral sequencing - that is, revisiting a concept repeatedly at a more difficult level each time (e.g. students use their knowledge of food groups to plan a healthy meal (and in future lessons a healthy week of eating)).

In the Australian Curriculum, achievement standards describe:

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In Cuban's four-fold classification to describe curricula in use in schools, 'the official curriculum' refers to:

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In Australia and other countries the dominant mode of curriculum is curriculum as:

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Question 4

For some parents, the publishing of NAPLAN results has been a significant improvement in:

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Question 5

It is contended that at the system level, national assessments help government ministers make decisions about:

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Question 6

According to Tapscott (2007), curriculum is now dominated by:

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Question 7

Is this statement True or False? 'Some experts are concerned that the focus in NAPLAN on achievement standards in literacy and numeracy has resulted in a narrowing of the curriculum because some teachers feel they need to "teach to the test".'

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Question 8

The curriculum as experienced in the classroom should be:

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Question 9

Explain the difference between the terms 'syllabus' and 'curriculum'.

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Question 10

The authors of this textbook define curriculum as 'an interrelated set of planned content and experiences in which a student engages within the context of the school and under the guidance of teachers' (p .91). They then go on to amplify and illustrate the meaning of the definition. Explain your understanding of the meaning of each part of this definition and compare and contrast this definition with one other definition of curriculum found in Chapter 6.

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Question 11

The National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) obtains literacy and numeracy data from all students in years:

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Question 12

The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (2009), which provides a set of learning outcomes for children from birth to 5 years, has an emphasis on:

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Question 13

Is this statement True or False? 'The drift of student enrolments towards private schools is showing signs of abating.'

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Question 14

In addition to the collection of literacy and numeracy data through NAPLAN, data is collected on a rolling basis about students' performance in:

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Question 15

A criterion that teachers would not normally keep in mind when formulating their curricula is:

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Question 16

It is difficult to make comparisons between the curriculum offerings of private and public schools because:

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Question 17

Drawing on what you have learnt about curriculum in Australia, discuss the relationship between high stakes testing and curriculum.

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Question 18

The impact on curriculum implementation of factors such as the level and interests of the students or preferences of the local community can:

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Question 19

One strength of defining curriculum as 'a set of performance objectives for student learning in a variety of sites' is that the emphasis is on:

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Describe three principles teachers should use to guide their planning of sequence as part of curriculum development. For each one provide a brief example of how that might be done in the planning of a lesson on a topic of your choice.

In the Australian Curriculum, achievement standards describe:

In Cuban's four-fold classification to describe curricula in use in schools, 'the official curriculum' refers to:

In Australia and other countries the dominant mode of curriculum is curriculum as:

For some parents, the publishing of NAPLAN results has been a significant improvement in:

It is contended that at the system level, national assessments help government ministers make decisions about:

According to Tapscott (2007), curriculum is now dominated by:

Is this statement True or False? 'Some experts are concerned that the focus in NAPLAN on achievement standards in literacy and numeracy has resulted in a narrowing of the curriculum because some teachers feel they need to "teach to the test".'

The curriculum as experienced in the classroom should be:

Explain the difference between the terms 'syllabus' and 'curriculum'.

The National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) obtains literacy and numeracy data from all students in years:

The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (2009), which provides a set of learning outcomes for children from birth to 5 years, has an emphasis on:

Is this statement True or False? 'The drift of student enrolments towards private schools is showing signs of abating.'

In addition to the collection of literacy and numeracy data through NAPLAN, data is collected on a rolling basis about students' performance in:

A criterion that teachers would not normally keep in mind when formulating their curricula is:

It is difficult to make comparisons between the curriculum offerings of private and public schools because:

Drawing on what you have learnt about curriculum in Australia, discuss the relationship between high stakes testing and curriculum.

The impact on curriculum implementation of factors such as the level and interests of the students or preferences of the local community can:

One strength of defining curriculum as 'a set of performance objectives for student learning in a variety of sites' is that the emphasis is on:

What Is Teaching All About

How Students Develop and Learn

Learner Motivation and Developing Self-Esteem

Learning Environments

The Australian Curriculum

Planning and Preparing for Teaching

Organising Classroom Structures and Routines

Planning to Achieve Goals, Aims, Objectives, Outcomes and Standards

Communicating Effectively

Pedagogy, Teaching and Learning

Classroom Management

Using Resources Creatively

Meeting the Diverse Needs of Students

Developing Knowledgeable, Responsible and Caring Students

Parents and Caregivers Partnerships With Schools

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Professional and Cultural Dimensions of Teaching

Equity, Ethics and Legal Issues in Teaching

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