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Course Title: Curriculum Development

Test I. Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the word/phrase/option that best completes/answers the sentence. Write only the letter of your answer in your
answer sheet.

1. He is the father of social psychology who explained the process of change, and his model can be used to explain curriculum change
and implementation. He explained that in the education landscape, there are always two forces that oppose each other. These are the
driving force and the restraining force. When these two forces are equal, the state is equilibrium, balance.
a. Peter Oliva/ b. Ralph Tyler c. Hilda Taba d. Kurt Lewin
2. This proponent of curriculum categorized curriculum change as follows: substitution; alteration; restructuring; perturbations; and,
value orientation.
a. Jhon D. McNeil b. William Alexander c. Galen Saylor d. Ralph Tayler
3. He developed the Effectiveness Model Curriculum Development Indicators which are Vertical Curriculum Continuity, Horizontal
Curriculum Continuity, Instruction Based on Curriculum, Broad Involvement, Long Range Planning, Positive Human Relations, Theory-
Info Practice, and Planned Change.
a. Benjamin Bloom b. L. H. Bradley c. Ralph Tayler d. William Alexander
4. He proposed a curriculum evaluation model which until now continues to influence many curriculum assessment processes. His
monograph was entitled Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction. In using his model, the following curriculum components and
processes are identified in curriculum evaluation: Objective/Intended Learning Outcomes; Situation or Context; Evaluation;
Instruments/Tools; Utilization of Tool; Analysis of Results; and, Utilization of Results.
a. Benjamin Bloom b. L. H. Bradley c. Ralph Tayler d. William Alexander
5. An instructional objective must always be measurable, and it must also be what?
a. Written in longhand b. Observable c. None of these answers are correct d. Physically demanding
6. What is an example of an assessment?
a. All of these answers are correct b. An art project c. A written test d. A physical activity
7. Which of the following is NOT a valid definition for K-12 curriculum?
a. a term referring to the learning goals and activities for students in grades kindergarten through twelve
b. a term referring to the set of assessments given to students in grades kindergarten through twelve
c. a term referring to the specific courses or subjects taught in grades kindergarten through twelve
d. a term referring to the state standards of learning for students in grades kindergarten through twelve
8. What kind of ongoing assessment should be used to determine if students remember important dates?
a. discussions b. quiz c. observations d. thumbs up
9. If curriculum is the "means", what is the "end"?
a. a. Strategies b. Instruction c. Technique d. Approaches
10. When the curriculum design draws on social problems, needs, interest and abilities of the learners; various problems are given
emphasis; there are those that center on life situations, contemporary life problems, areas of living and many others, the type of
Curriculum Design Model used is
a. subject-centered design c. problem-centered design
b. learner-centered design d. instructional-centered design
11. This type of curriculum design model stresses so much on the content and forgets about students’ natural tendencies, interests and
experiences. The teacher becomes the dispenser of knowledge and the learners are the simply the empty vessel to receive the
information or content from the teacher. This is a traditional approach to teaching and learning.
a. subject-centered design c. problem-centered design
b. learner-centered design d. instructional-centered design
12. This curriculum design is anchored on the needs and interests of the child; the learner is not considered a passive individual but
one who engages with his/her environment; one learns by doing; learners actively create, construct meanings and understanding.
a. subject-centered design c. learner-centered design
b. problem-centered design d. instructional-centered design
13. A process of curriculum implementation should be _____ if material provision like supplies, equipment, conducive learning
environment like classrooms and laboratory is made available with the help from peers, principals, external stakeholders.
a. developmental b. participatory c. supportive d. instructional
14. 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 holistic 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.
15. Which statement about the subject-centered curriculum is NOT true?
a. There is a high level of cooperative interaction. c. It covers much content in a short period of time
b. The teacher has full control of the classroom activities d. The main task is mastery of learning
16. 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
17. Which of the following statements about “No Child Left Behind” is TRUE?
a. Schools are not required to share personal student information with military recruiters.
b. Schools with over a 75 percent passing rate are named Blue Ribbon schools.
c. Schools must allow Boy Scout meetings and other pupil/student organizations in their buildings.
d. Schools labeled under-performing must allow students to transfer to another school, at their own expense.
18. The three learning domains in physical education are _____.
a. Motor skills, manipulative skills, physical fitness c. Behavioral, cognitive, psychological
b. Aerobic, strength, flexibility d. Cognitive, affective, psychomotor
19. The focus of the _____ domain is to understand words that describe a variety of relationships with objects such as around, behind,
over, through, and parallel.
a. Cognitive b. Behavioral c. Fitness d. Affective
Motor skills
20. Demonstrating willingness to participate with peers, regardless of diversity or disability, is an example of which domain?
a. Value orientation inventory c. Affective domain
b. Responsible behavior hierarchy d. Individualized Education Program
21. Patterns of movement, moving with others, and movement problem solving are examples of the _____ domain.
a. Locomotion b. Motor skill c. Psychomotor d. Motor development
22. Knowledge, comprehension, application, and analysis are areas included with the ______.
a. domain b. Psychomotor domain c. Cognitive domain d. Conceptual framework
23. 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.
24. Teacher Domingo 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
Domingo adhere?
a. Learner-centered b. Subject-centered c. Problem-centered d. Pragmatic
25. 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
26. 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
27. Which of the following is a reason for the continuous appraisal of the existing curriculum in all levels?
a. New national policies in government c. Changing needs and condition of society
b. Economic status of the people d. Political trust of the country
28. 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.
29. The K-12 curriculum is otherwise called as
a. 2002 Basic Education Curriculum c. Revitalized Basic Education Curriculum
b. Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum d. Extended Basic Education Curriculum
30. 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.
31. This father of social psychology presented a model that can be used to explain curriculum change and implementation. This model
presents two forces that oppose each other. These are the driving force and the restraining force. When these two forces are equal, the
state is equilibrium, balance.
a. Kurt Lewin b. David Krathwohl c. Benjamin Bloom d. Howard Gardner

32. In the classroom context, this term means “teaching” what has been written in the lesson plan. Implementing means using the plan
as a guide to engage with the learners in the teacher-learning process with the end in view that learning has occurred and learning
outcomes have been achieved. It involves the different strategies of teaching with the support instructional materials to go with the
strategy. There is the interaction between the curriculum that has been written and planned and the persons (teachers) who are in
charged to deliver it.
a. curriculum change b. curriculum process c. curriculum content d. curriculum implementation
33. When material support like supplies, equipment, conducive learning environment like classrooms and laboratory are made available
for curriculum implementation, what process of change for curriculum implementation is involved?
a. developmental b. participatory c. supportive d. institutional
34. This process of change for curriculum implementation should develop multiple perspectives, increase integration and make learning
autonomous, create a climate of openness and trust and appreciate and affirm strengths of the teacher. There should be teacher
support in trying new tasks, reflection on the new experiences and challenge.
a. developmental b. participatory c. supportive d. institutional
35. Stakeholders like peers, school leaders, parents and curriculum specialists are necessary. Characteristics of teacher styles,
commitment, willingness to change, skills, and readiness are critical to curriculum implementation. This should be coupled with
organizational structure, principal style, student population characteristics and other factors. These descriptions refer to what process of
change on curriculum implementation is involved?
a. developmental b. participatory c. supportive d. institutional
36. This is the crux/heart of curriculum implementation, how a teacher will put life to the intended outcomes and the subject matter to
be used depends to on this component.
a. Objectives d. Assessment of learning outcomes (ALO)
b. Subject Matter (SM) e. Assignment or agreement
c. Procedure or Strategies of Teaching/
37. These are the desired learning that will be the focus of the lesson. Learning outcomes are presented to us as cognitive, affective
and psychomotor.
a. Objectives d. Assessment of learning outcomes (ALO)
b. Subject Matter (SM) e. Assignment or agreement
c. Procedure or Strategies of Teaching
38. Tests and other tools are utilized at the end of the lesson to identify this. What Knowledge, Process Understanding and
Performance (KPUP) are demonstrated by the learners?
a. Objectives d. Assessment of learning outcomes (ALO)
b. Subject Matter (SM) e. Assignment or agreement
 c. Procedure or Strategies of Teaching
39. It comes from a body of knowledge (facts, concepts, procedure and metacognition) that will be learned through the guidance of the
teacher. It is the WHAT in teaching. In a plan, this is followed by the references.
a. Objectives d. Assessment of learning outcomes (ALO)
b. Subject Matter (SM) e. Assignment or agreement
c. Procedure or Strategies of Teaching
40. The following are essential principles in outcomes-based education except one. Choose that which does not belong.
a. clarity of focus c. designing backwards e. prerequisite knowledge
b. expanded opportunities d. high expectations
41. The following statements tells how should teaching-learning be done in OBE except one. Choose that which does not belong.
a. Teachers must prepare students adequately. c. Teachers must create a positive learning environment.
b. Teachers must help their students to understand. d. Teachers must use single type of performance task for
every lesson/topic.
42. In the teaching process, which stage includes decision about the needs of the learners, the achievable goals and objectives to meet
the needs and the selection of the content to be taught, motivation to carry out the goals and the strategies most fit to carry out the
goals and the evaluation process to measure the learning outcomes.
a. Planning phase/ b. implementation phase c. evaluation phase d. changing phase
43. How many tracks do we have in the K to 12 curriculum?
a. Four b. two c three d. five
44. For those students who would like to take science, technology, engineering and mathematics, what tracks should be taken?
a. Academics b. sports c. arts d. technical-vocational
45. What do we call the tracks that is concerned with the development of skills?
a. Academics b. sports c. arts d. technical-vocational
46. Which refers to the various ways of teaching, teaching styles, approaches, techniques and steps in delivering the curriculum?
a. Evaluation b. Learners c. Instruction d. Materials
47. What do we call the content of instruction?
a. Subject matter b. measurement c. teacher d. curriculum
48. What is expressed in terms of competencies?
a. objectives b. content c. materials d. methods/strategies
49. 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
50. 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.
51. What refers to the matching between curriculum and test to be used to assess the learners?
a. Alignment b. Auditing c. Articulation d. Delivery
52. 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 c. Community members as managers of curriculum
b. Community members as curriculum resources d. Community members as beneficiaries of curriculum
53. To ensure success in curriculum development, which of the following specific actions should a curriculum leader avoid?
a. Work with people over them. c. Use your status/position frequently to establish discipline
b. Keep channels of communication open d. Show that you too desire to improve
54. 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
55. All statements are on the benefits of curriculum alignment except one. Choose that which does NOT belong.
a. Improves students test scores by making sure the information a teacher teaches in her classroom lines up with the
Information covered on standardized test
b. Teachers can collaborate together more effectively if they all have the same basic goal for their classrooms.
c. Helps a school or individual teacher prove the students are learning material that lines up with state standards.
d. Students cannot travel from school to school due to dissimilarities in basic instruction.
56. The process of task analysis ends up in the formulation of:
A. Instructional objectives/ B. Enabling objectives C. Goals of learning D. Behavioral objectives
57. If curriculum is designed following the traditional approach, which feature(s) apply(ies)?
I. The aims of the curriculum are set by professionals and experts.
II. Interested groups (teachers, students, communities) are assumed to agree with the aims of the curriculum.
III. Consensus building in not necessary.
A. III only B. I and II C. I, II and III D. I and III
58. Group decisions in some aspects of curriculum development are suggested. Consultations with stakeholders when possible will add
to a sense of ownership. Even learners should participate in some aspect of curriculum designing. Any significant change in the
curriculum should involve a broad range of stakeholders to gain their understanding, support and input. These statements are true to
which of Oliva’s axioms:
A. Curriculum development is a cooperative group activity.
B. Curriculum change is inevitable, necessary, and desirable.
C. Curriculum reflects as a product of its time.
D. Curriculum changes made earlier can exist concurrently with newer curriculum changes.

59. With this specific objective, to reduce fractions to their lowest terms, this is how the teacher developed the lesson.
Step 1 – Teacher stated the rule on how to reduce fractions to their lowest term
Step 2 – Teacher wrote 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 and showed how to reduce them to 1
4 6 8 10 12 2
Step 3 – Teacher wrote 3 , 6 , 4 and showed how to reduce them to their lowest term.
9 9 12
Step 4 – Teacher gave this written exercise to the class.
Reduce the following fractions to their lowest terms: 3 , 7 , 5 , 8 , 5 , 4
12 14 10 16 15 6
Did the lesson begin with concrete experience then developed into the abstract?

A. No B. Yes, a little C. Yes, by way of the examples given by the teacher

D. Yes, the pupils were involved in arriving at the rule on reducing fractions to their lowest terms

60. Which must be primarily considered in the choice of instructional aide?

A. Must stimulate and maintain student interest C. Must be updated and relevant to Filipino setting
B. Must be suited to the lesson objective D. Must be new and skillfully made
61. If I want to develop creative thinking in my students, which one/s should I use?
I. Problem solving
II. Brainstorming
III. Dramatics
A. I and II B. III only C. II only D. I, II and III
62. If all of your students in your class passed the pretest, what should you do?
A. Administer the posttest C. Go through the unit as usual because it is part of the syllabus
B. Go through the lesson quickly in order not to skip any D. Go on to the next unit
63. The significance of liberal education in holistic development of students is supported by _____.
A. Perennialism B. Essentialism C. Progressivism D. Reconstructionism

For 64-66, read the case and then use the choices given below in answering the items.

In a faculty recollection, the teachers were asked to share their thoughts of the learner, their primary customer. What follow is
the gist of what were shared:
Teacher A - “The learner is a product of his environment. Sometimes he has no choice. He is determined by his environment.”
Teacher B - “The learner can choose what he can become despite his environment.”
Teacher C - “The learner is a social being who learns well through an active interplay with other.”
Teacher D - “The learner is a rational being. Schools should develop his rational and moral powers.”

64. If you agree with Teacher C, you are more of a/an:

A. Perennialist B. Essentialist C. Reconstructionist D. Progressivist
65. If you identify yourself with Teacher D, you adhere to what philosophy?
A. Progressivist B. Essentialist C. Reconstructionist D. Perennialist
66. Whose response denies man's free will
 A. Teacher A B. Teacher D C. Teacher C D. Teacher B
67. “Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less. Then it is better to be a generalist,” claims Teacher Patty. On which
philosophy does Teacher Patty learn?
A. Essentialism B. Perennialism C. Progressivism D. Reconstructionism
68. Paolo Freire said, “Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into
the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women
deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.” This philosophy defines
(Use choices in item 67 for your answer.)

Test II. Essay

Directions: Read well the given statements then answer them briefly but substantially. Write your answer in your answer sheet.

69-78. Mrs. Domingo developed a lesson on the concept of fraction this way: First, she presented one pizza, and then asked a pupil
to cut it into two. She called one part of the pizza 1/2 and the two parts of 2/2. Then she wrote 1/2 and 2/2 on the board. She proceeded to
ask another pupil to divide the half parts of the cake into two again, and then wrote 1/2, 2/4 and 3/4. Then she used the model of fractions
(wooden circles) divided into 2, 3 and 4 show 1/2, 1/4, 1/3, 2/4. Then she went back to the fractions she wrote on the board. She asked her
pupils for the meaning of 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/4.

How did Mrs. Domingo develop her lesson? Defend your answer.

79-88. Discuss the elements of the miniature curriculum.

89-98. School X is anchored on the theory of multiple intelligences in all its curricular and co-curricular activities. Every classroom
provides activity centers where children can learn on their own with the different learning resource materials. Learners can just choose
which learning center to engage in with different resources. This arrangement allows for the capacity of every learner to be honed. It
also allows learning how to learn, hence will develop independence. The teacher acts as guide for every learner. The learner sets the
goal that can be done within the frame of time.
What approach to curriculum design is manifested in this situation? Defend your answer.