CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT_QUIZ

1. What is the initial task of curriculum designers?

A. Identification of an educational vision
B. Planning teaching strategies
C. Evaluation of curriculum
D. implementation of planned strategies
 
2. The educational policy is the mirror of national policies. The following are examples
of this except ________.
A. use of one language of instruction to unite the different communities
B. free primary education to reduce drop-outs
C. a common national curriculum to reduce varying interpretation
D. Uniformed methods in order to deliver the same content effectively
 
3. This objective is also known as instructional objectives or intended learning
outcomes. It is defined as statements of precisely what the student is to learn.
A. educational objectives
B. behavioral objectives
C. nonbehavioral objectives
D. social objectives
 
4. "Apply knowledge and skills to change society" is an objective that is based on
which philosophy?
A. perennialism
B. essentialism
C. cognitivism
D. reconstructionism
 
5. All of the following statements are included in Oliva's axiom for curriculum designing
EXCEPT
A. Curriculum change is inevitable
B. curriculum is product of its time
C. curriculum development is an on-going process
D. curriculum development starts from the theories
 
6. Which indicator used to measure implemented curriculum?
A. Are there alternatives activities for the students to do to accomplish the
same objectives?
B. Can the objectives have accomplished within the time frame?
C. Are the learning outcomes achieved higher or lower than the objectives set?
D. Are the objectives observable, doable and relevant?
 

7. Curriculum design can be seen as............

A. a kind of writing activity and as such it can usefully be studied as a process,
B. guiding different activities as process for the course production.
C. subprocess that involves gathering ideas, ordering ideas, ideas to text, reviewing,
and editing.
D. All the options are correct.
 
8. Which statement best defines what curriculum implementation is?
A. It describes the dynamics of how various curriculum workers strive to do
their functions in order to attain educational goals, programs, and policies set
by the country, region.
B. It sets the tone for curriculum development activities
C. Refers to the arrangement of the elements of a curriculum
D. Deals with arranging and organizing the total curriculum
 
9. What is the definition of curriculum evaluation?
A. Making judgment about teaching and curriculum
B. Using judgment to change teaching and curriculum
C. Using information to change teaching and the curriculum
D. Making information about the desirability of certain changes in students
 
10. What are the types of evaluation?
A. Weekly and monthly evaluation
B. Monthly and yearly evaluation
C. Summative and informative evaluation
D. Summative and formative evaluation

11. Choose the correct sequence of the right CIPP model.

A. Content, Input, Product, Process
B. Content, Information, Progress, Procedure
C. Context, Information, Procedure, Progress
D. Context, Input, Process, Product
 
12. The following are the definitions of Process Evaluation except...
A. The ways and means of how the curriculum have been implemented
B. Measure, interpret, and judge a project's outcomes by assessing their merit
and significant
C. Monitors the project implementation process
D. Assess the extent to which participants accept and carry out their roles
 
13. CIPP Model is divided into 2 categories which are curriculum introduction &
structuring and curriculum operation. Which of the following step fall under curriculum
operation?
A. Context evaluation and Process evaluation
B. Product evaluation and Process evaluation
C. Input evaluation and Product evaluation
D. Context evaluation and Input evaluation
 
14. Which of the following tips can assist in assessing the context of curriculum
action?
A. Determine the values, goals, and believes that drive the curriculum
B. Determine the performance needed
C. Get a fix on the perceptions and goals
D. Judge the pressures for curriculum
 
15. What is the importance of evaluation in curriculum development?
A. To review and modifying existing curriculum
B. To determine the worth of the program
C. To provide the data about educational program
D. To compare the performance of curriculum
 
16. Other than to improve, why do we need to evaluate curriculum?
A. Identify strength and weaknesses
B. Monitor desired results
C. Guide if can be labelled as success
D. All answers above are correct
  

17. Which of the following is the purpose of curriculum evaluation: i. To improve

curriculum produc ii. To determine its value and wort iii. To identify weaknesses and
strength. iv. To support student to become environmentally responsible
A. i and ii
B. i, ii and iv
C. i, ii, and iii
D. All of the above
 

18. According to Ornstein a. & Hunkins f. (1998) Curriculum evaluation is:

A. Process of determining and appraising the proficiency level of a system or
practice.
B. Process done in order to gather data that enables one to decide whether to
accept, change, eliminate the whole curriculum of a textbook.
C. To identify the weaknesses and strengths as well as problems encountered in the
implementation, to improve the curriculum development process.
D. Process of delineating, obtaining and providing useful information for judging
alternatives for purposes of modifying, or eliminating the curriculum.
 
19. Curriculum evaluation provides information necessary for _________.
A. Teachers
B. School managers
C. Curriculum specialist
D. All of the above
 

20. Objectives-Centered Model was proposed by:

A. Bradley (1985
B. Ralph Tyler (1950)
C. Robert Stake (1975)
D. Michael Scriven (1972)
 
21. The _____________ provides a means for generating data relating to four stages
of program operation; Context, Input, Process and Product.
A. Scriven’s model
B. Stufflebeam’s model 
C. Elliot Eisner’s mod
D. Smith’s model
 
22. Teacher Ann puts emphasis on the immediate felt interests of her students and not
on the anticipated needs and interest. What type of curriculum does teacher Ann
adheres?
A. Subject-centered
B. Learner-centered
C. Experience-centered
D. Culture-based
 
23. Mrs. Manuel, the Principal of Bagong Barrio Elementary School invited the Brgy.
Captain in the school to solicit inputs for a new curriculum in Social Science which
highlights indigenous knowledge in the community. What is shown in this situation?
A. Community members as supporters of curriculum
B. Community members as curriculum resources
C. Community members as managers of curriculum
D. Community members as beneficiaries of curriculum
 
24. Teacher Joshua believes that a new respect for the child is fundamental in the
curriculum. Thus, all activities in the classroom are geared towards the development
of the child- the center of the educative process. To which approach in curriculum
does Teacher Joshua adhere?
A. Learner-centered
B. Subject-centered
C. Problem-centered
D. Culture-centered
 
25. A stakeholder in curriculum development, Mr. Agnes, a district supervisor and a
member of the school board has one of the following primary roles.
A. Support and participate in parent-school organization activities
B. Authorize school expenditure for curriculum development, implementation and
evaluation
C. Enact legislation to effect curriculum improvement
D. Recommend changes in curriculum
 

26. The schools in the first District plan to adopt the reading program used in the third
district. What level of curriculum improvement is used?
A. Variation
B. Value orientation
C. Substitution
D. Restructuring
 
27. Schools divide the school hours to different subjects such as reading, grammar,
literature, Math, Science, History, and Geography. What curriculum design is referred
here?
A. Problem-centered
B. Learner-centered
C. Subject-centered
D. Culture-centered
 
28. Steps or stages in curriculum development are almost similar to Tyler’s Model.
The main difference is in the need to carry out a __________________ in Taba’s
Model
A. steps of assessment
B. needs analysis
C. pre-determine test
D. diagnosis of needs
 
29. ___________ curriculum design increases the relevance of the curriculum and
allows students to be creative and innovate as they are learning.
A. Problem-centered
B. School-based
C. Lecture method
D. Techno-based
 
30. Curriculum _________provides visual diagrams or matrix of a curriculum.
A. design
B. mapping
C. circulation
D. planning
 
31. What are the key components to curriculum mapping?
A. memorizing the standards
B. memorizing the content
C. curriculum alignment and sequence
D. curriculum evaluation and implementation

32. What does curriculum maps ensure?

A. Option students are ready to take a test
B. teachers memorize all of the indicators
C. students memorize all of the indicators
D. coverage of all standards at your grade level n 1
 

33. Which pattern of experience-centered curriculum centers around the normal

activities of children and is based on each child’s needs, interest and potentials?
A. Child-centered
B. Activity
C. Social function
D. Specific competencies
 
34. 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
 
35. Which is NOT a description of the learner-centered curriculum?
A. Emphasis is on the total growth and development of the learners
B. Controlled and cooperatively directed by learners, teachers and parents
C. Education is a means to develop social creative individual
D. Emphasis upon facts and knowledge for future use
 
36. A relevant curriculum should respond to changes brought about by current social
forces, philosophical positions, psychological principles, new knowledge and
educational reforms.
A. Curriculum development is a cooperative process
B. Curriculum is a product of its time
C. Curriculum development is an ongoing process
D. Curriculum changes made earlier can exist concurrently with newer curriculum
changes.
 
37. What best describes curriculum mapping?
A. refers to how the planned or officially designed course of study is translated by the
teacher into syllabuses, schemes of work and lessons to be delivered to students.
B. a complex process where faculty define intended learning outcomes, assessments,
content and pedagogic requirements necessary for student success across an entire
curriculum.
C. the step-by-step process used to create positive improvements in the courses
offered by a school, college or university.
D. the process indexing or diagraming a curriculum to identify and address
academic gaps, redundancies, and misalignments for purposes of improving
the overall coherence of a course of study and, by extension, its effectiveness
 
38. all are benefits of curriculum mapping except:
A. Helps faculty view the distribution of outcomes throughout the courses in the
program.
B. Verifies students have opportunities to learn fundamental knowledge, skills and
abilities before approaching advanced outcomes.
C. Reveals program success rates.
D. Communicates to students, instructors, administrators and external stakeholders
how student learning outcomes are achieved within a program.
 
39. What questions should a teacher as before syllabus construction?
A. Who will use the syllabus?
B. Which areas of student fluency do you most need to focus on?
C. What are the required target levels and will you mention them?
D. All of the above
 
40. Which of the following is an example of Restructuring?
A. Changing all contents of the module.
B. Blended curriculum
C. Teachers in a religious school are taught to follow strict accordance with the
doctrines of the school.
D. Teachers changed the lesson plan due to government class suspension.
 
41. Teacher Jocy prepared a lesson where the students need to use graphing paper.
But on the scheduled lesson, she announced they need to provide a graphing
calculator and they will just continue next meeting. What is this scenario an example
of?
A. Substitution
B. Value orientation
C. Restructuring
D. Perturbations

42. Which of the following is a conceptual model of learning created by the application
of educational technology that enables students to willingly perform class work to find
connections between what they already know and what they can learn?
A. Meaningful learning
B. Generative learning
C. Discovery learning
D. Constructivism
 
43. Do parents have a role in curriculum implementation and instruction?
A. No, they have no formal training in pedagogy.
B. Yes, they may provide insights on the curriculum.
C. Yes, but only in helping their children with school work.
D. It depends on a school's private or public status.
 
44. Which of the following refers to using learning technologies to introduce, reinforce,
supplement and extend skills?
A. Technology Integration
B. Educational Media
C. Instructional Technology
D. Technology Education
 
45. Are the following terms synonymous: Technology in education, Instructional
technology, and Technology integration in education?
A. Yes, because all of them refers to technology.
B. Yes, because all of them refers to education.
C. No, they just compliment with one another.
D. No, they differ in terms of degree and application to education
46. Which design is easy to deliver because complementary books and materials are
commercially available?
A. Experience centered design
B. Problem design
C. Process design
D. Subject centered design
 

47. What refers to the matching between curriculum and test to be used to assess the
learners?
A. Alignment
B. Auditing
C. Articulation
D. Delivery
 
48. The schools in the first District plan to adopt the reading program used in the third
district. What level of curriculum improvement is used?
A. Variation
B. Value orientation
C. Substitution
 
D. Restructuring
 
49. To provide individual differences in the classroom, how is curriculum designed?
A. Minimum learning competencies are included
B. Realistic and meaningful experiences are provided
C. Some degree of flexibility is provided
D. Social skills are emphasized
 
50. Which of the following best defines curriculum development?
A. The total mental phenomena directly received at any given time
B. The planning of learning opportunities intended to bring about certain
desired changes in pupils and the assessment of the extent to which these
changes have taken place.
C. A continuous cycle of activities in which all elements of curriculum are considered.
D. Education is aiding each child to be socially creative individuals.
 
51. Which description below best suits the teacher as Planner?
A. write books and instructional materials
B. determine whether the learning goals has been achieved
C. make a daily lesson plan
D. implements the curriculum
 
52. Who among the following progressivists viewed curriculum as “all the experiences
in the classroom which are planned and enacted by the teacher, and also learned by
the students”?
A. Marsh and Willis
B. John Dewey
C. Caswell and Campbell
D. Joseph Schwab
 
53. “The teacher is the sole authority in his/her subject area or field of specialization”.
Which philosophical foundation of curriculum is related to this statement?
A. Perennialism
B. Progressivism
C. Essentialism
D. Reconstructionism
 
54. Which description suits the teacher as Evaluator?
A. write books and instructional materials
B. determine whether the learning goals has been achieved
C. make a daily lesson plan
D. implements the curriculum
 
55. Emerging curriculum trends are influenced by educational philosophies. Which of
the following trend is related to reconstructionism?
A. Use of great books and return to liberal arts
B. Excellence in education, back to basics, and cultural literacy
C. School reforms, relevant and contextualized curriculum, humanistic
education
D. Equality of educational opportunities in education; access to global education
 
56. Curriculum theorists like Bobbit, Charters, Kilpatrick, Rugg, and Caswell have a
common view of what curriculum is. They believe that _____
A. Curriculum is child-centered.
B. Curriculum emphasizes students’ needs.
C. Curriculum is a set of experiences.
D. Curriculum should produce outcome.
 
57. Master of Arts in Language and Literature rules and recommendation will be under
what organization of government?
A. CHED
B. DepEd
C. TESDA
D. SHS
 
58. I have new Idea how to make my learners pay attention to the lesson. I will use the
new idea and find out if it will work.
A. Teacher as Innovator
B. Teacher as Evaluator
C. Teacher as Knower
D. Teacher as Implementor
 
59. Ralph Tyler believes that curriculum is a science and an extension of a school’s
philosophy. It means that: 1) it is based on students’ needs and interest; 2) it is always
related to instruction; 3) subject matter is organized in terms of knowledge, skills and
values; 4) the process emphasizes problem solving; and 5) curriculum aims to educate
generalists and not specialists.
A. 1,2, & 3
B. 1, 2, 3 & 4
C. 2, 3, 4 & 5
D. 1,2,3,4, & 5

60. What foundation of curriculum is related to the following statement – “Society as

ever dynamic, is a source of very fast changes which are difficult to cope with”?
A. Social foundations of curriculum 
B. Philosophical foundations of curriculum
C. Psychological foundations of Curriculum
D. Historical foundations of curriculum
 
61. Teacher Charisse implements or delivers her lessons in the classroom based on a
curriculum that appears in school, district or division documents. What type of
curriculum did she use?
A. Recommended curriculum
B. Taught Curriculum
C. Hidden Curriculum
D. Written Curriculum
 
62. Whose model of curriculum development is called the “grassroots approach”,
which means that teachers who teach or implement the curriculum should participate
in developing it?
A. Hilda Taba
B. Ralph Tyler
C. Benjamin Bloom
D. Francis Hunkins
 
63. In the Tyler’s Model of Curriculum development, which of the following
considerations should be made? 1.) Purpose of the school. 2.) Educational
experiences related to the purpose. 3.) Organization of the experiences. 4.) Evaluation
of the experiences/outcomes.
A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1, 2 & 3
D. 1, 2, 3 & 4

64. He proposed the three laws of learning.

A. Daniel Goleman
B. Edward Thorndike 
C. Howard Gardner
D. Robert Gagne
 
65. Which phase of curriculum implementation includes decisions about: the needs of
the learners; the achievable goals and objectives to meet the needs; the selection of
the content to be taught; the motivation to carry out the goals; the strategies most fit to
carry out the goals; and the evaluation process to measure learning outcomes?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation Phase
C. Implementation Phase
D. Process of Feedback and Reflection
 
66. What do Daniel Goleman propose in the foundation of education?
A. Emotional Quotient
B. Law of Learning
C. Hierarchy of Learning
D. The Self-Actualization Theory
 
67. It is important to test whether the curriculum achieved its purpose. This will be
under the _______.
A. Assessed Curriculum
B. Recommended Curriculum
C. Taught Curriculum
D. Learned Curriculum
 
68. What element or component of the curriculum provides the bases for the selection
of learning content and learning experiences which also set the criteria against which
learning outcomes will be evaluated?
A. Objectives
B. Content
C. Learning Experiences
D. Evaluation approaches
 
69. This category of curriculum change connotes minor changes.
A. Substitution
B. Restructuring
C. Alteration
D. Value Orientation
 
70. In order to deal with the changing society, the educational system needs to have a
change in all aspects of the curriculum. Modifications in the grading system, manner of
hiring teachers, and methods strategies and materials in teaching are considered as
what kind of curriculum change?
A. constructing
B. values integration
C. Restructuring
D. Alteration
 
71. What design model in developing a curriculum is attributed to John Dewey,
Rouseau, Pestallozi, and Froebel, which means that the curriculum is anchored on the
needs and interest of the child?
A. Humanistic design
B. Experience-centered design
C. Child-centered design
D. Problem-centered Design
 
72. How does the Learning Outcome (LO) help students?
A. Know what outcomes are expected of them and at what level of expected
mastery.
B. Plan the curriculum to support LO.
C. Select assessment methods based on same LO.
D. It doesn't help the students.
 
73. The language problem is considered as one of the factors attributed to poor
learning among school children. Hence, the use of vernacular or mother tongue was
recommended. In what grades should this be applied?
A. Grades 1 to 3
B. Grade 1 to 5
C. Grades 1 to 4
D. Grades 1 to 6
 
74. “Students are able to learn best through their first language." This is according to?
A. Senior High School
B. 13 years Basic Education
C. Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education
D. Universal Kindergarten
 
75. Republic Act No. 10157 is known as
A. Enhanced Basic Education Act
B. Kindergarten Education Act
C. Universal Kindergarten Education Act
D. Basic Education Act
 
76. Hilda Taba contributed the two concepts in the curriculum development. What are
those concepts?
i. Multiple Intelligences
ii. Classical Conditioning
iii. Inductive Learning
iv. Gestalt Theory
v. Spiral Approach
A. I &II
B. II & III
C. IV & V
D. III & V
 
77. What design element establishes the vertical linkage from level to level to avoid
glaring gaps and wasteful overlaps?
A. Articulation
B. Balance
C. Scope
D. Sequence
 
78. What refers to the authenticity of the content selected by the curriculum
developer?
A. Feasibility
B. Learnability
C. Significance
D. Validity
 
 
79. What refers to the appropriateness of the content in the light of the particular
students who are to experience the curriculum?
A. Significance
B. Validity
C. Interest
D. Learnability
 
80. Which of the following statements is NOT acceptable?
A. Instruction is the actual engagement of learners in the planned learning activities.
B. Curriculum determines what assessment should be done, and how to do it.
C. Instruction requires teachers to use a variety of action to accomplish a variety of
functions.
D. Assessment establishes what is to be accomplished in teaching and
learning.
 
81. Which characteristic of a good curriculum highlights the psychological nature of
the learner?
A. Provisions are made for the smooth transition and continuing achievement of
pupils.
B. Curriculum plans in areas which extend over several years are developed
vertically.
C. Classroom practices give attention to the maturity and learning problems of
each pupil.
D. Cooperative planning and teaching provide for exchange of information about
pupil's learning experiences.
 
82. Objectives must be evaluated in the light of practical considerations, including
teacher competence, availability of instructional materials, time allotment, etc. What
characteristic of educational objective is defined by the aforementioned statement?
A. Comprehension
B. Attainability
C. Consistency
D. Feasibility
 
83. What do you call the curriculum when the teacher puts into action all the different
planned activities in the classroom?
A. Recommended Curriculum
B. Written Curriculum
C. Taught Curriculum
D. Supported Curriculum
 
84. To build a sense of pride among Filipino youth, which should be done in the
curriculum?
A. Re-study our history and stress on our achievements as a people.
B. Re-study our history from the perspective of our colonizer.
C. Replace the study of folklore and myths with technical subjects.
D. Set aside the study of local history.
 
85. The K-12 curriculum is otherwise called as
A. 2002 Basic Education Curriculum
B. Revitalized Basic Education Curriculum
C. Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum
D. Extended Basic Education Curriculum
 
86. 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
 
87. Which is NOT a provision for the development of each learner in a good
curriculum?
A. Extensive arrangements are made for the educational diagnosis of individual
learners.
B. Self-directed, independent study is encouraged wherever possible and advisable.
C. Self-motivation and self-evaluation are stimulated and emphasized throughout the
learning opportunities of the school.
D. The program provides a wide range of opportunities for individuals with
same abilities, needs and interests.
88. Mr. Rivera, a new teacher believes that education is a process of development
and is life itself; therefore, experience related to the child's need and interest should
be given primary consideration. What educational philosophy is being exhibited by Mr.
Rivera?
A. Idealism
B. Reconstructionism
C. Progressivism 
D. Realism
 
89. Mr. Bernardo, 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 be repeated with depth for effective
learning. What criterion in content selection is shown here?
A. Validity
B. Continuity
C. Significance
D. Learnability
 
90. Mrs. Manuel, the Principal of Bagong Barrio Elementary School invited the Brgy.
Captain in the school to solicit inputs for a new curriculum in Social Science which
highlights indigenous knowledge in the community. What is shown in this situation?
A. Community members as supporters of curriculum
B. Community members as curriculum resources
C. Community members as managers of curriculum
D. Community members as beneficiaries of curriculum
 
91. Which curriculum design element is taking place when Eduardo, a 4th year 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
  

92. If Code of Ethics is to RA #7836, K to 12 Curriculum is to:

A. RA 10553
B. RA 15553
C. RA 10533
D. RA 10355
 
93. Whose model of curriculum development is called the “grassroots approach”,
which means that teachers who teach or implement the curriculum should participate
in developing it?
A. Hilda Taba
B. Benjamin Bloom
C. Ralph Tyler
D. Francis Hunkins
 
94. According to them, curriculum is a plan for providing sets of learning opportunities
to achieve broad educational goals and related specific objectives for an identifiable
population served by a single school center.
A. Hilda Taba and Ralph Tyler
B. Gaylen Saylor and William Alexander
C. Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky
D. Albert Bandura and Robert Gagne

95. It is a process of obtaining information for judging the worth of an educational

program, product, procedure, educational objectives or the potential utility of
alternative approaches designed to attain specified objectives.
A. Curriculum planning
B. Curriculum Development
C. Curriculum design
D. Curriculum Evaluation
 
96. This refers to the set of skills and knowledge a student is aiming to develop at a
certain age in their education.
A. Key Stage Standards
B. Learning Outcomes
C. Learning Goals
D. Performance Standards
 

97. It refers to how well the student must perform, at what kinds of tasks, based on
what content, to be considered proficient or effective.
A. Learning Standards
B. Learning Outcomes
C. Learning Goals
D. Performance Standards
 

98. The following are the four basic principles of Tyler’s Rationale, except:
A. Purposes of the School
B. Educational experience related to the purpose
C. Organization of expected graduate outcomes
D. Evaluation of the experience
 
99. Among the following steps in Hilda Taba Model of curriculum development, what is
the last step?
A. Diagnosis of learners’ needs and expectations of the larger society
B. Evaluation of the experience
C. Determination of what to evaluate and the means of doing it
D. Checking students’ needs and wants
 
100. The following curricularists are considered to have great contribution in historical
foundation of curriculum development, except:
A. Franklin Bobbitt
B. Werret Charters
C. William Kilpatrick
D. Ralph Tyler