Curriculum Evaluation Quiz

Curriculum refers to:

• The list of school rules and regulations

• The goals, assessments, methods, and materials used in teaching

• Only the textbooks used by teachers

• The physical facilities in a school

Which of the following best describes curriculum development?

• An accidental process of changing lessons

• A systematic, progressive, and purposeful process of improving education

• A one-time creation of subject outlines

• A process that happens only when schools open

Curriculum is also known as:

• What is taught in a given course or subject

• A set of government policies

• Student organizations and activities

• Teacher salaries and benefits

Curriculum development is influenced by:

• Changes in society and the world

• Student misbehavior

• Teacher absences

• School schedules only

Which of the following is NOT a focus of curriculum development?

• Student learning outcomes

• Instructional strategies

• Organizational methods

• Student hobbies and leisure

Curriculum evaluation refers to:

• Measuring and judging the extent to which planned courses produce expected results

• Counting the number of students enrolled in a subject

• Evaluating teachers only

• Ranking schools according to test scores

Bloom (1972) defined curriculum evaluation as:

• “Providing facilities for learners to improve outcomes”

• “The systematic collection of evidence to determine whether changes are taking place in learners”

• “The process of implementing instructional materials only”

• “General judgment of teachers’ performance”

Stake (1967) emphasized that curriculum evaluation should be:

• Focused only on teacher performance

• Comprehensive, with full description and statistical support

• Limited to grading students

• Conducted every 10 years only

According to Lewy (1977), curriculum evaluation is essentially:

• For collecting student grades

• For decision making at various stages of curriculum development

• For developing co-curricular activities

• For replacing teachers

Which of the following is a purpose of curriculum evaluation?

• To remove students from difficult subjects

• To determine if the curriculum is producing intended results

• To replace teachers with machines

• To stop curriculum changes altogether