Deck 10: Planning Effective Curriculum

Question 1

What is the focus in a curriculum framework?

A)Literacy
B)The process
C)The end result
D)What the child already knows and understands

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which two of following are the most widely used curriculum models in Head Start and public prekindergarten programs?

A)HighScope and Creative Curriculum
B)Tools of the Mind and Opening the World of Learning OWL)
C)Core Knowledge and Bright Beginnings Pre-K program
D)Creative Curriculum and Tools of the Mind

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Make a checklist of five criteria you would use to review an early childhood curriculum.

Answer 3

Indicators of Effective Curriculum

Question 4

Compare the differences between learning,content,and performance standards.

Question 5

Which type of approach to teaching dual-language learners is a teacher using if the instruction was in English but then uses Spanish to explain,clarify,or ask questions to assess children's understanding?

A)English Immersion
B)Two-Way Dual Immersion Approach
C)English Plus Spanish
D)Emergent Language

Question 6

Which curriculum model is a comprehensive curriculum addressing all areas of child development as well as literacy and mathematics,identifies intentional teaching strategies and learning sequences,provides guidance for book discussions and suggestions for "mighty minutes"-ways to support learning during transitions and routines?

A)Tools of the Mind
B)Core Knowledge
C)Creative Curriculum
D)High Scope

Question 7

Describe the phases involved in the project based curriculum approach.

Question 8

What is a written plan that describes goals for children's learning and development,and the learning experiences,materials,and teaching strategies that are used to help children achieve goals?

A)Lessons
B)Content
C)Curriculum
D)Newsletter

Question 9

According to Rosegrant and Bredekamp 1992),who is at the center of the curriculum learning model?

A)The child
B)The teacher
C)The family
D)The learning community

Question 10

Which of the following curriculum models developed in the early 1960s is based on the constructivist point of view and a key element of the curriculum is the plan,do,review process for organizing the daily routine?

A)Tools of the Mind
B)Core Knowledge
C)Creative Curriculum
D)High Scope

Question 11

Which one of the following is an advantage that the textbook gave for writing curriculum plans?

A)Plans are required by the educational or licensing agency and can be tailored to the rules
B)Plans can be evaluated
C)Plans would not need to be written each year
D)Written curriculum plans are better than published curriculum plans

Question 12

Which type of standards are the expectations for student learning?

A)Learning Standards
B)Content Standards
C)Performance Standards
D)Licensing Standards

Question 13

Three of the following terms are defined as focuses on sequences of knowledge or skill in a content area.Which term does not have the same definition as the other three?

A)Learning Continuum
B)Learning Trajectory
C)Learning Path
D)Learning Episode

Question 14

What kind of curriculum is derived from research evidence about what kinds of learning outcomes relate to later achievement,and what types of teaching and learning experiences help children achieve those outcomes?

A)Teacher-Developed or Written Curriculum
B)Scientifically-Based or Research-Based Curriculum
C)Emergent Curriculum
D)Standards-Based Curriculum

Question 15

In which curriculum approach would the children engage in an investigation that was of interest to them?

A)Thematic Curriculum
B)Programming Curriculum
C)Emergent Literacy Curriculum
D)Project Approach Curriculum

Question 16

Summarize how standards influence curriculum planning

Question 17

What type of curriculum uses a broad topic of interest or a "big idea" to provide the basis for making connections across learning goals?

A)Thematic Curriculum
B)Programming Curriculum
C)Emergent Literacy Curriculum
D)Project Approach

Question 18

Which is an example of an activity that would be found in an integrated curriculum?

A)Children count the buttons in the math center
B)The children write the letters in their name
C)Children read about a famous illustrator and then write a letter to him with samples of their own illustrations
D)The children look at a leaf with a magnifying glass

Question 19

In which curriculum does the central element include using high level,mature socio-dramatic play to develop children's self-regulation?

A)Tools of the Mind
B)Core Knowledge
C)Creative Curriculum
D)High Scope