Deck 12: Curriculum

Question 1

Which of the following would not be associated with schooling?

A) Using what you have learned later on in life to make connections among historical events and the literature and arts of the historical period
B) Learning subject matter in a high school biology class
C) Learning subject matter in a science class
D) The elementary, middle, and high school experience

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following statements is false concerning curriculum in American public schools?

A) There is unanimous consensus about what should be learned in schools.
B) Some societal groups make decisions about what should be taught as part of the curriculum.
C) Curriculum is about values.
D) Curriculum reflects our national tension between social control by transmitting cultural history and developing the individual.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is not part of the "family" of interrelated abilities that make up the concept of understanding?

A) Explanation
B) Interpretation
C) Application
D) Perspective
E) Creation
F) Self-knowledge

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which statement best describes how 4^th, 8^th, and 12^th grade U.S. students are achieving in reading on the NAEP?

A) Approximately two-thirds to three-quarters of U.S. students are scoring at the "Basic" level and just over one third are scoring at the "Proficient" level in grades 4, 8, and 12.
B) Approximately 75% of our students in grade 4, 8, and 12 are scoring at the "Basic" level and more than half are scoring at the "Proficient" level.
C) Almost 90% of our students are scoring at the "Basic" level and more than half are scoring at the "Proficient" level in grades 4, 8, and 12.
D) Reading scores are not tested at the 12^th grade level.

Question 5

The Common Core standards can best be defined as

A) The core content of a national curriculum imported from the National Assessment of Education Progress
B) A joint venture between the National Governors Association, the Council for Chief State School Officers, and other stakeholders to set preschool benchmarks and standards that each child should be able to master by the time they enter first grade
C) A joint venture between the National Governors Association, the Council for Chief State School Officers, and other stakeholders to communicate what students should be able to know and do in math and English language arts at each grade level
D) Standards adopted by 46 states and the District of Columbia

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of Ralph Tyler's curriculum rationale questions?

A) Which educational purposes should the school seek to attain?
B) Which educational experiences can be provided that are likely to attain these purposes?
C) How can these educational experiences be organized?
D) Does the curriculum eliminate the tension between social control by transmitting cultural history and developing the individual?

Question 7

Benjamin Bloom's taxonomy can best be described as

A) A cumulative hierarchy of cognitive skills that ranges from simple recall to creative thinking
B) A pyramid of behaviors
C) A progression of cognitive skills ranging from recognition at the lowest end to application at the highest end
D) A tax on curriculum

Question 8

The difference between the NAEP and TIMSS is best described as

A) the NAEP covers math and reading while TIMSS covers math and language arts
B) the NAEP is a national assessment and TIMSS is an international assessment
C) the NAEP testing runs once every four years and TIMSS testing runs every three years
D) Originally developed in the United States, they are the same test now given around the world

Question 9

Which of the following is not true of Wiggins and McTighe's curriculum model?

A) It expressly acknowledges the influence of Plato and Socrates in the model.
B) It is a forward design approach in which educators plan the learning experiences they wish children to have.
C) It is described as a backwards design to curriculum, or beginning with the end in mind.
D) It begins with identifying the desired results, then determining acceptable evidence, and finally planning the learning experiences.
E) It is a forward design approach in which educators plan the learning experiences they wish children to have and expressly acknowledges the influence of Plato and Socrates.
F) It is described as a backwards design to curriculum and begins with identifying the desired results, then determining acceptable evidence, and finally planning the learning experiences.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is false concerning NAEP math scores in the United States?

A) More than 50% of 4^th grade U.S. students are scoring at or above the "Basic" level.
B) More than 50% of 8^th grade U.S. students are scoring at or above the "Basic" level.
C) More than 50% of 12^th grade U.S. students are scoring at or above the "Basic" level.
D) More than 50% of 4^th grade U.S. students are scoring at or above the "Proficient" level.
E) More than 40% of 8^th grade U.S. students are scoring at or above the "Proficient" level.
F) More than 30% of 12^th grade U.S. students are scoring at or above the "Proficient" level.
G) More than 50% of 4^th, 8^th, and 12th grade U.S. students are scoring at or above the "Basic" level.
H) More than 50% of 4^th, 40% of 8^th, and 30% of 12^th grade U.S. students are scoring at or above the "Proficient" level.

Question 11

Which of the following statements best describes the math curriculum problem in the United States?

A) Math professors can't teach sufficiently.
B) There has been a clear and unanimous consensus about what should be taught in math classes in the 50 states, but the problem remains about how to teach it.
C) The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) does not test math skills, so we have little data about how our students do in math comparisons.
D) Math is an abstract discipline and with 50 states having their own standards, curricula, and math assessments, designing a national math curriculum is difficult when states can't agree about what should be taught, when math skills should be taught, and how math should be taught.
E) All are correct

Question 12

Which of the following is not true of the differences between Bloom's original and updated taxonomy?

A) Lorin Anderson and a group of cognitive psychologists updated the taxonomy to reflect relevance to 21^st century work.
B) Bloom's nouns were changed to verbs.
C) The nouns were changed to verbs to help employers clearly see the level on which employees are working.
D) The new version changes "synthesis" to "creating" and moves it to the top of the hierarchy.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is most accurate of NAEP math scores in the United States?

A) NAEP math scores show steady progress in math at the "Basic" level, but somewhat less progress at the "Proficient" level.
B) NAEP math scores show U.S. students lagging far behind students from other countries.
C) NAEP math scores show steady improvement in the percentage of students scoring at or above the "Basic" level, but virtually no progress in students scoring at or above "Proficient" level.
D) NAEP math scores have improved for 4^th grade students, but have remained flat for 8^th and 12^th grade students.

Question 14

Which of the following is the best distinction between schooling and educating?

A) Schooling is a learned behavior and educating is a natural behavior.
B) Educating is what happens in schooling.
C) Schooling is bound by place, time, and laws while educating is not bound by those same restrictions.
D) There is no distinction between schooling and educating.

Question 15

Which statement best describes how U.S. students are achieving in science on the NAEP?

A) There has been steady progress except at the 12^th grade level.
B) It is impossible to say because the test was changed and comparisons can no longer be made from previous versions of the test.
C) There has been little improvement in science achievement.
D) Our science scores place U.S. students at the bottom of other countries assessed on the NAEP.

Question 16

Which of the following is not one of the seven steps of Hilda Taba's curriculum planning model?

A) Diagnose need
B) Remediate need
C) Formulate objectives
D) Select content
E) Organize content
F) Select learning experiences
G) Organize learning experiences
H) Determine what and how to evaluate

Question 17

Which of the following is the most accurate criticism of our math curriculum?

A) Our math curriculum is a mile wide and an inch deep.
B) Our math curriculum is too skill oriented, focusing on one way to solve a problem.
C) Our math curriculum tends to switch back and forth between basic and advanced topics which can be confusing to students.
D) All are accurate
E) None are accurate

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the difference between curriculum and pedagogy?

A) Curriculum is the "how" of teaching and pedagogy is the "what" of teaching
B) Curriculum is the racetrack and pedagogy is the engine
C) Curriculum and pedagogy are identical
D) Curriculum is the planned learning and pedagogy is how that planned learning will be taught

Question 19

Goals 2000 is best described as

A) Goals that were established in 2000 by all 50 states about what should be taught in each grade level
B) Curriculum standards and goals written in 1989 by state governors and staff that should be met by the year 2000
C) Goals that each state's governor and staff that set standards that all U.S. schools should meet by 2025
D) None are correct

Question 20

Which statement best describes why U.S. students are not achieving well in history on the NAEP?

A) There is more history that students have to know each year in the same amount of class time.
B) When you watch Jaywalking on the Tonight Show , it shows how much people do not know about history and civics.
C) When we teach by relying on memorizing dates, facts, and figures it makes learning history less relevant than if taught by inquiry methods.
D) People take our freedom for granted.

Question 21

Describe Wiggins and McTighe's curriculum planning model component parts and provide a sample activity for each.

Question 22

Of all the curriculum models discussed in Chapter 12, explain which is your favorite. Explain your answer by comparing and contrasting your favorite model with components of other models.

Question 23

List and provide an example of Wiggins and McTighe's Six Facets of Understanding.

Question 24

List the six levels of thinking on the new Bloom's taxonomy and provide a summary statement as to how and why they changed.

Question 25

Using either the old or new Bloom's Taxonomy, create a question that would demonstrate each level of thinking.

Question 26

List and explain all six levels of thinking on Bloom's original taxonomy.