EDUC200 Curricula: Ch. 4

True or False: According to the United States Department of Education, the purpose of having a curriculum is to provide teachers with an outline for what should be taught in classrooms

• T

• F

________ curriculum includes school-sponsored opportunities that fall outside of academic requirements prescribed on the local and state levels.

• implicit

• null

• extra-curricular

• explicit

The following is an example of this type of curricula:

In social studies, the teacher may give a general overview of the history of science while covering the scientific revolution. However, this information is excluded from the formal curriculum.

• extra-curricular

• explicit

• implicit

• null

 A curriculum that has been intentionally designed, field tested by educators, and disseminated publicly, often with resources that will help teachers facilitate classroom instruction.

• extra curricular

• explicit

• implicit

• null

The sometimes "hidden" lessons that emerge from the culture of the local school district school and the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs that have defined by the district.

• implicit

• explicit

• null

• extra curricular

This model was described as “the distance between the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem-solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more competent peers"

• Bloom

• CDZ

• OLV

• ZPD

A teaching strategy that is structured around small groups comprised of students with varying ability levels. It incorporates a variety of learning experiences to enhance understanding of a particular topic.

• humanistic

• cooperative learning

• special interest

• activity curriculum

This type of curricula focuses on students’ needs and personal interests. Students tend to be more motivated to engage with the material in a more meaningful way.

• humanistic

• broad fields

• cooperative

• student-centered