Prelims - THE TEACHER AND THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM

The following is true about curriculum development EXEPT...

• Curriculum development is a decision-making process that involves a variety of concerns.

• There are crucial questions to ask in curriculum development such as, what learning objectives should be included?

• Curriculum development requires order and coherence to produce a suitable curriculum design, with a clear implementation plan, and an appropriate evaluation procedure.

• ALL OF THESE

Curriculum is a crucial factor in the teaching-learning process. Specifically, it means a written plan like

• degree program  

• a syllabus

• a textbook and a learning package

• all of these

According to him, education and experience, as all the experiences of the learner inside and outside the school under the guidance of the teacher – that is all encompassing.

• Dewey

• Plato

• Locked

• Bruner

The ______ describes all learning experiences that may or may not be specifically written but supervised by the school.

• Comprehensive plans

• Comprehensive evaluation

• Comprehensive objectives

• Comprehensive process

The purpose of a plan whether prescriptive or comprehensive is to enable students to learn ______ so that they can become competent and productive members of the society.

• knowledge and skills

• attitudes and values

• habits

• all of these

Why curriculum design development requires order and coherence?

• to produce a suitable curriculum.

• to get a long implementation.

• to prolong evaluation after implementation

• to get a result before the implementation

Curriculum development refers to a process that produces a written plan.  This particular output in turn describes three major areas of concern or phases, EXCEPT...

• scheduling of the school implementer

• the curriculum design or structure

• the implementation scheme

• the evaluation procedure

Which of the following has the proper arrangement of phases in the curriculum development.

• Lesson Planning (individual teachers), Lesson try-outs (individual teachers), Curriculum Design (curriculum committee), Curriculum Design (curriculum committee) and Evaluation (effectiveness).

• Lesson Planning (individual teachers), Lesson try-outs (individual teachers), Curriculum Design (curriculum committee), Implementation (wide-scale), Evaluation (effectiveness).

• Lesson Planning (individual teachers), Curriculum Design (curriculum committee), Lesson try-outs (individual teachers), Evaluation (effectiveness), Implementation (wide-scale).

• Evaluation (effectiveness), Lesson Planning (individual teachers), Lesson try-outs (individual teachers), Curriculum Design (curriculum committee), Implementation (wide-scale).

9. When is the Basic Education curricula was implemented during specific periods of time in the Philippine  educational system.

• American time  

• Japanese time

• Pre-spanish era

• Commonwealth

The following are the areas of concerns in curriculum development as a process of decision-making except:

• cultural values

• knowledge of learner

• pilot testing

• body of knowledge