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BAM - Curriculum 5 & 6
Curriculum Development
25
Education
Graduate
02/20/2012

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Term
The Instructional Planning Cycle contains how many phases?
Definition
6
Term
Two levels of classroom preparation must occur to be successful: preparation and ________.
Definition
delivery
Term
is the teacher or student the key to learning in perceptual teaching?
Definition
the student
Term
Define metacognition.
Definition
an awareness of one's mental precesses
Term
Does the home environment and peer group of students really influence their success in school?
Definition
Yes. Environment was demonstrated to be influential to the learning process in Hollingshead's 1949 study.
Term
Describe the intentions behind "decentralized decision making".
Definition
Teachers are more involved in making decisions about instruction. Teachers are also, therefore, held more responsible for the success of students.
Term
Research over the past few decades has shown which of the following to be more influential in curriculum development: teachers or principals?
Definition
teachers
Term
Instruction in the classroom is a subset of ________.
Definition
curriculum
Term
Has standards-based instruction affected the role of the teacher?
Definition
Yes. Wiles and Bondi describe this new role as "unbalanced".
Term
True or False: According to research, there is no loss in student achievement when making the curriculum student-centered as opposed to test-centered.
Definition
True
Term
Prior to 1913, the most common school organization system was grades 1-___ for elementary schools?
Definition
6
Term
"School organization changes to meet the changing needs of ________." - Wiles & Bondi
Definition
society
Term
Currently, schools are seeing an adjustment to K-____ schools.
Definition
8
Term
True or False: The restructuring of today's schools goes hand-in-hand with the new common standards adopted by most of America's states.
Definition
True
Term
True or False: Less than half of all mothers in America are also employed.
Definition
False. More than half are employed, meaning that schools must continue to serve students in developing skills that stay-at-home parents once addressed.
Term
What was one of the contributing factors to initiating mandatory, free education of children in early American colonies?
Definition
The Old Deluder Satan Act - teaching children to read scripture so that they could study the Bible and avoid the temptations of Satan.
Term
The Space Race against the Soviet Union and the launch of Sputnik contributed to American schools having more focus on what two subjects?
Definition
math and science
Term
Two often debated methods of teaching language are whole language and _______.
Definition
phonics
Term
Which subject has the most research and money behind it?
a) Reading
b) Mathematics
c) Geography
Definition
a) Reading
Term
Are students who are identified as struggling readers encouraged to read at the beginning of the day or the end?
Definition
the end, when they are tired (go figure!)
Term
Current standards-based education does not differentiate between gifted, normal, and low groups of children. All are held accountable to the same standards. Does research show this to be a good thing?
Definition
No
Term
Is childcare seen as a responsibility of some school districts?
Definition
Yes. Some areas have seen this to be a necessity.
Term
Has research shown grade-level retention to be effective?
Definition
No
Term
Two basic types of organizing students is _______ and _______ grouping.
Definition
horizontal and vertical
Term
Should organization and grouping be flexible?
Definition
No
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