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Curriculum Development Part 2

1. 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.

2. Teacher Lily 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
hollistic development of the learner. Is her belief about the subject-centered curriculum
true?
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 emphasizes 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
subject areas.

3. In the elementary level, English literature and Social studies relate well. While history
is being studied, different literary pieces during the historical period is being studied as
well. What curriculum design is shown here?
a. Separate subject design
b. Correlation design
c. Discipline design
d. Broad field design

4. 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

5. One example of this design of subject-centered curriculum is that which shows social
studies being combined with geography, civics, culture and history to comprises subject
area. Which design is this?
a. Correlated
b. Broadfields
c. Separate Subject
d. Core

6. Ms. Ortiz, as Science teacher tries to enrich the content of her lesson by identifying
related concepts in Math. What pattern of organizing subjects did Ms. Ortiz consider?
a. Broadfield
b. Correlated
c. Core
d. Separate Subject

7. 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
8. What refers to the matching between curriculum and test to be used to assess the
learners?
a. Alignment
b. Auditing
c. Articulation
d. Delivery

9. Ms. Mateo, a History teacher considers the element of time in arranging content of
her lessons in World History. What way of establishing sequence is given emphasis by
Ms. Mateo?
a. Simple to complex
b. Part to whole
c. Concrete to abstract
d. Chronological

10. 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

11. A stakeholder in curriculum development, Mr. Cruz, 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 expenditures for curriculum development, implementation and
evaluation
c. Enact legislation to effect curriculum improvement.
d. Recommend changes in curriculum.

12. 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

13. 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

14. The Filipino learners envisioned by the Department of Education (DepEd) in the light
of K-12 Curriculum is
a. Technologically literate or logistically developed Filipino
b. Functionally literate or logistically developed Filipino
c. Scientifically Advanced and Values Oriented Filipino
d. National Oriented and Internationally Competitive Filipinos

15. Teacher Dominguito believes that a new respect for the child is fundamental in
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 Dominguito adhere?
a. Learner-centered
b. Subject-centered
c. Problem-centered
d. Pragmatic

16. 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

17. Teacher Bert puts emphasis on the immediate felt interests and needs of his
students and not on the anticipated needs and interests. What type of curriculum does
teacher Bert adheres?
a. Subject-centered
b. Learner-centered
c. Experience-centered
d. Culture-based

18. What type of curriculum divides the school day into different periods such as
language arts, social studies, science and health, arithmetic, etc.?
a. Correlated
b. Broad fields
c. Integrated
d. Separate Subject

19. 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

20. The following curricular changes took place in what particular period? Restore
Grade VII, double-single session was abolished and more textbooks were written by
Filipino authors.
a. American Period
b. Philippine Republic
c. Japanese Occupation
d. New Society

21. This concept includes the sub-processes of curriculum planning, organization,

implementation and evaluation. Which concept is this?
a. Curriculum development
b. Curriculum assessment
c. Curriculum management
d. Curriculum and instruction

22. If curriculum is the "means", what is the "end"?

a. Strategies
b. Instruction
c. Technique
d. Approaches

23. The curriculum used during the period in Philippine history terminated the use of
English as a medium of instruction, What period is this?
a. American
b. Spanish
c. Commonwealth
d. Japanese

24. Which of the following statements about the concept of curriculum is NOT quite
acceptable?
a. It refers to all 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

25. What process is being undertaken by curriculum developers when they enrich or
modify certain aspects of a particular program without changing its fundamental
conceptions?
a. Curriculum improvement
b. Curriculum change
c. Curriculum design
d. Curriculum implementation

SEE ALSO: LET Reviewer in Prof. Ed. Curriculum Development Part 1

1. 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

2. What refers to the authenticity of the content selected by the curriculum developer?
a. Feasibility
b. Learnability
c. Significance
d. Validity

3. What do we call the allocation of content to a definite grade capable of learning?

a. Time allotment
b. Grade placement
c. Grade level
d. Maturity level

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

of children and is based on each child's needs, interests and potentials?
a. Child-centered
b. Activity
c. Social function
d. Specific competencies

5. Which curriculum development phase focuses on the change which will take place in
certain aspects of the curriculum without changing the fundamental conceptions?
a. Curriculum planning
b. Curriculum design
c. Curriculum improvement
d. Curriculum evaluation

6. Which is not a component of curriculum designing?

a. Objective
b. learning content
c. learning experiences
d. Diagnosis of needs

7. Which type of curriculum design serves as a response to society's demand for

integration of knowledge and enables the learner to see relationship among various
aspects?
a. Broadfield
b. Correlated
c. Core
d. Separate subjects
8. Who controls the subject centered-curriculum?
a. Learner
b. Teacher
c. Parent
d. Teacher and parent

9. 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
10. To ensure success in curriculum development, which of the following specific
actions should a curriculum leader avoid?
a. Work with people over them.
b. Use your status frequently to establish discipline
c. Keep channels of communication open
d. Show that you too desire to improve

11. Which of the following is a reason for the continuous appraisal of the existing
curriculum in all levels?
a. New national policies in government
b. Changing needs and condition of society
c. Economic status of the people
d. Political trust of the country

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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

15. 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
16. 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-based

17. 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

18. 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

19. What refers to an individual or group of individuals who have a direct and indirect
influence in curriculum development?
a. Stockholders
b. Stakeholders
c. Promoters
d. Incorporators

20. 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

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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

24. "Knowledge is true if it is workable". What philosophical foundation supports this

statement?
a. Idealism
b. Realism
c. Pragmatism
d. Essentialism

25. 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. Pragmatism

Answers part 1:
1D 2D 3C 4C 5B 6B 7D 8A 9D 10C 11D 12C 13B 14B 15A 16B 17C 18D 19D 20B 21A
22B 23D 24C 25A

Answers part 2:
1A 2D 3B 4A 5C 6D 7A 8B 9C 10B 11B 12B 13A 14C 15A 16C 17D 18C 19B 20D 21D
22C 23D 24C 25A