CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
1.
Suppose that in developing a curriculum, your
intention is to put a lot of importance in developing the mind and spirit of
the learners. What philosophical belief will help you on this?
a.
Axiology
b.
Idealism
c.
Pragmatism
d.
Reconstructionism
2.
Two of the following choices NOT considered as social
forces that affect the school and the curriculum, which are these?
a.
Multicultural concerns
b.
Change in gender roles
c.
Nature of knowledge
d.
Learner’s characteristics
3.
Two of the following choices NOT considered as social
forces that affect the school and the curriculum, which are these?
a.
Multicultural concerns
b.
Change in gender roles
c.
Nature of knowledge
d.
Learner’s characteristics
4.
A curriculum developer decides to effect a curricular
change, instead of curriculum improvement. The most probable reason for this is
that the results of curriculum evaluation call for an alteration in the
_________ and in the _________
a.
Set of competencies and objectives
b.
Teaching strategies to be used
c.
Time allotment of subject areas
d.
Sequence of content for a certain year/grade level
5.
A curriculum developer decides to effect a curricular
change, instead of curriculum improvement. The most probable reason for this is
that the results of curriculum evaluation call for an alteration in the
_________ and in the _________
a.
Set of competencies and objectives
b.
Teaching strategies to be used
c.
Time allotment of subject areas
d.
Sequence of content for a certain year/grade level
6.
For the situation analysis that may be done for
curriculum planning, a teacher or developer must examine TWO of the following
things. These are the __________ and the ___________
a.
Abilities and educational needs of learners
b.
Way by which the curriculum is used
c.
Changing nature of the subject matter to be taught
d.
Form of the curriculum
7.
For the situation analysis that may be done for
curriculum planning, a teacher or developer must examine TWO of the following
things. These are the __________ and the ___________
a.
Abilities and educational needs of learners
b.
Way by which the curriculum is used
c.
Changing nature of the subject matter to be taught
d.
Form of the curriculum
8.
Every curriculum has this dimension. This is both
unplanned and implicit but its instructional effects are often evident in the
student’s behaviour, values and dispositions. This dimension is referred to as
_________
a.
Societal curriculum
b.
Instructional curriculum
c.
Institutional curriculum
d.
Hidden curriculum
9.
Dr.Almonte , the provincial hospital director, plans
to attend a school board meeting where a new high school science curriculum
will be discussed. Which level of curriculum is shown in this situation?
a.
Experiential
b.
Instructional
c.
Institutional
d.
Societal
10. Mrs Galang often makes
use of experiential rather than the rote method in teaching, she is thus,
observed to provide “custom-made” activities for her pupils. The curriculum
pattern she apparently follows is that of
______________
a.
Activity-based
b.
Child-centered
c.
Process-oriented
d.
Life-functions-focused
11. The concept includes
the sub-process of curriculum planning, organization, implementation and
evaluation. What concept is this?
a.
Curriculum development
b.
Curriculum assessment
c.
Curriculum management
d.
Curriculum and instruction
12. If the ‘ What” in
teaching refers to curriculum, the “how” of it refers to ___________
a.
Strategies
b.
Instruction
c.
Learning
d.
Approaches
13. Mrs. Padilla, the
principal of Casay Elementary School, opted to use the curriculum that involves
the integration of Social Studies, Music, Arts, and P.E on longer time blocks.
This shows that the design pattern she prefers is that of the
_____________curriculum
a.
Correlated subject
b.
Core
c.
Mastery learning
d.
Broad fields
14. The school has
responsibility to develop, among other things, problem-solving and abstraction
skills. This responsibility has something to do with _______________
a.
Intellectualism
b.
Technological changes
c.
Vocational preparation
d.
Citizenship
15. The curriculum used
during this period in Philippine History terminated the use of English as a
medium of instruction. What period was this?
a.
American
b.
Spanish
c.
Commonwealth
d.
Japanese
16. One popular conception
of curriculum is that which aims to provide the learners with the needed skills
in this ever-changing world. Which conception is this?
a.
Self – actualization
b.
Social relevance
c.
Cumulative tradition of organized knowledge
d.
Technology
17. As a social studies
teacher, you are tasked to implement the newly revised curriculum. Which two
important initial action will you first take?
a.
Understand the external and the nature of change in
the curriculum.
b.
Develop a unit plan for the subject
c.
Attend all orientation and/or training activities that
meant to clarify and develop meaning for aspect of the revised curriculum
d.
Prepare appropriate instructional materials for the
lessons during the first grading period
18. As a social studies
teacher, you are tasked to implement the newly revised curriculum. Which two
important initial action will you first take?
a.
Understand the external and the nature of change in
the curriculum.
b.
Develop a unit plan for the subject
c.
Attend all orientation and/or training activities that
meant to clarify and develop meaning for aspect of the revised curriculum
d.
Prepare appropriate instructional materials for the
lessons during the first grading period
19. Which of the following
statement about the concept of curriculum is NOT quite acceptable?
a.
It refers to all the experiences that both the school
and the teacher provide the students with
b.
It is the set of acquired knowledge, habits, and
skills.
c.
It consists of everything that goes within the school
d.
It is a planned action for instruction
20. Which TWO statements
show that the concepts of curriculum and instruction are similar?
a.
Both involve thorough planning, implementation, and
evaluation processes
b.
Both refer to social and cultural changes as one of
the sources of content
c.
Both are tasked to determine what method is
appropriate to teach lesson
d.
Both have set of objective to attain
21. Which TWO statements
show that the concepts of curriculum and instruction are similar?
a.
Both involve thorough planning, implementation, and
evaluation processes
b.
Both refer to social and cultural changes as one of
the sources of content
c.
Both are tasked to determine what method is
appropriate to teach lesson
d.
Both have set of objective to attain
22. This phase of
curriculum development involves decisions, among other things, on grade
placement and sequencing of content. Which phase is this?
a.
Curriculum planning
b.
Curriculum evaluation
c.
Curriculum organization
d.
Curriculum implementation
23. Which statement about
the subject – centered curriculum is NOT true?
a.
There is a high level of cooperative interaction
b.
It covers much content in a short period of time
c.
The teacher has full control of the classroom
activities
d.
The main task is mastery of learning
24. Ryan, a grade VI
pupil, remembers that he has had lessons on Philippine history since he was in
grade IV this is because the design of the curriculum implemented in his school
is the ______________
a.
Core curriculum
b.
Problem solving curriculum
c.
Spiral curriculum
d.
Open education curriculum
25. Mrs Garcia would like
to take part in developing a subject-centered curriculum because she believes
that all subjects in this type of curriculum are geared towards the holistic
development of the learner. Is her belief about the centered curriculum true?
Why?
a.
Yes, because the subject centered curriculum focuses
on the learners needs, interests, and abilities
b.
No, because it is the experience centered curriculum
that emphasize the teaching of facts and knowledge for future use
c.
Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum involves
cooperative control
d.
No, because it is the experience centered and not the
subject-centered curriculum that emphasizes integration of habits and skills in
learning the knowledge component of a subject areas
26. In curriculum
planning, one of these factors is concerned with the identification of required
resources and list of expenditures and revenue estimates. This factor is that
of __________
a.
Goal setting
b.
Situation analysis
c.
Decisions on implementation and evaluation
d.
Budget determination
27. During this particular
historical period,specific subject areas in the curriculum started to be taught
in Filipino while the others in English, as provided in the newly-mandated
Bilingual Education Policy which period was this?
a.
Commonwealth
b.
Third Republic
c.
New society
d.
Japanese
28. This type of
curriculum focuses more on problem solving processes and skills and human
relation than on content acquisition. Which type is this?
a.
Subject centered
b.
Society-culture-based
c.
Learner-centered
d.
None of the above
29. While having supper,
Mrs. Garcia asks her two children what they learned in the school earlier that
day. Which level of curriculum is shown
in this situation?
a.
Institutional
b.
Experiential
c.
Societal
d.
Instructional
30. The Baya Elementary
School uses a curriculum design that recognizes the ability levels of its
pupils. Thus, the content of the subject areas taught across grade levels are
so organized that the simplest concepts are taken up in the early grades and
the more difficult ones, in the higher levels. This shows a widening and
deepening sequence of similar concepts taught through the elementary levels.
Which curriculum design is this?
a.
Correlated
b.
Broad fields
c.
Spiral
d.
Core
31. Mr. Cruz is interested
in getting involved in a school-related functions. He asked “why should schools
need a curriculum? Which curriculum foundations could give him some ideas for
an answer?
a.
Socio-philosophical
b.
Psychological
c.
Historical
d.
Technological
32. During the
implementation phase of the curriculum, the following, except one, are factors
worth considering for the effective use of the curriculum in the classroom.
Which is the exception?
a.
What resources are required
b.
How curriculum is to be disseminated
c.
How teachers are to be given the necessary knowledge
and skills
d.
What content items re to be included
33. The San Jose District
plans to adopt the reading program used in the San Agustin District. What
curriculum improvement level does this show?
a.
Variation
b.
Value orientation
c.
Substitution
d.
restructuring
34. Mrs. De Jesus is a
member of the school District Curriculum Evaluation team that tries to assess
the “product aspect” of the curriculum currently being used. What it means?
a.
Wise use of resources
b.
How curriculum implementers did their job
c.
How well the curriculum meet the learner’s needs
d.
Extent of curriculum implementation
35. Mr. Gabriel, a
curriculum consultant on economics insists that in selecting the curriculum
content, it is better that throughout the high school years, economic geography
concepts be used to recur and repeated with depth for effective learning. What
criterion in content selection is shown here?
a.
Validity
b.
Continuity and sequence
c.
significance
d.
learnability
36. Dr.Mansor intends to
open a school with a curriculum that must be primarily experience centered.
Which of the following criteria must she NOT follow to ensure that the
curriculum is that which she wants?
a.
The curriculum should promote the use of active and
dynamic process so that learning is improved
b.
The curriculum should be used with a high level of
cooperative interaction
c.
The curriculum content should be primarily based on
the learner’s needs, ability levels and
interests
d.
The curriculum should emphasize the teaching of facts
and knowledge
37. As stakeholder in
curriculum development, Ms. Fuertes a district supervisor and a member of the
school board, has one of the following primary roles. Which one is this?
a.
Support and participate in parent-school organization
activities
b.
Authorize school expenditures for curriculum
development, implementation and evaluation
c.
Enact legislation to effect curriculum improvement
d.
Recommend changes in the curriculum
38. Which statement is
true in using the non-technical approach to curriculum development?
a.
The teacher function both as a curriculum developer
and implementor
b.
The processes used in curriculum development are
rational and systematic
c.
The teachers rarely participate in the development of
curricula
d.
Curriculum functions are separate but related to
instructional functions
39. Atty. Robredo is
involved in curriculum development. Her conception of curriculum strongly leans
on its being a cognitive process. Which of the following statement specifically
reflects this conception she holds?
a.
Curriculum aims to make learning efficient and
systematic
b.
Curriculum develops skills in analysing, deducing and
speculating
c.
The content of the curriculum is sourced from
different academic disciplines
d.
The curriculum largely considers the full development
of the learners
40. What refers to the
authenticity of the content selected by the curriculum developers?
a.
Feasibility
b.
Learnability
c.
Significance
d.
Validity
41. Which is NOT a
description of the experience centered curriculum?
a.
Emphasis is on the total growth and development of the
learners
b.
Controlled and cooperatively directed by learners, teachers,
and parent
c.
Education is a means to develop socially creative
individual
d.
Emphasis upon facts and knowledge for future use
42. Ms. Mateo a science
teacher tries to enrich in the content of her lesson by identifying related
concepts in Math. What pattern of organizing content/subject matter did she
consider?
a.
Broadfield
b.
Correlated
c.
Core
d.
Separate subject
43. Which curriculum
design element is taking place when Noel, a senior high school student, can
connect the lessons he learned in a subject area to a related content in
another subject area?
a.
Articulation
b.
Balance
c.
Continuity
d.
Integration
44. Which educational
philosophy focuses on the role of curriculum as a member in remaking society
and rebuilding culture?
a.
Perennialism
b.
Progressivism
c.
Existentialism
d.
Reconstructionism
45. What process is being
undertaken by curriculum developers when they enrich, or modify certain aspects
ofa particular program without changing its fundamental conceptions?
a.
Curriculum improvement
b.
Curriculum change
c.
Curriculum design
d.
Curriculum implementation
46. Which curriculum
development phase focuses on attention of a curriculum’s basic structure and
design?
a.
Curriculum change
b.
Curriculum implementation
c.
Curriculum improvement
d.
Curriculum evaluation
47. As a member of the
curriculum committee, your chief concern is to give the child freedom to choose
what to learn and believe, as you allow them to set their own identities and
standards. What philosophy will you consider?
a.
Existentialism
b.
Realism
c.
Idealism
d.
None of the above
48. What process of
curriculum development is being undertaken by the developers when they try to
obtain relevant and significant information to be able to judge the worth of an
educational program, its product, procedures and objectives?
a.
Curriculum planning
b.
Curriculum designing
c.
Curriculum organization
d.
Curriculum evaluation
49. Proponents of the
technical scientific approach of curriculum development believe that curriculum
is a means and _______________is the end.
a.
Technique
b.
Instruction
c.
Learning
d.
Strategy
50. One example of this
design of subject centered curriculum is that which shows social studies being
combined with geography, civics and culture, and history to comprise one
subject area. Which design is this?
a.
Correlated
b.
Broadfields
c.
Fused
d.
Core
