Midterm Examination in ED10

(Curriculum Development)

Name: __________________________________ Permit Number: ________________Score: ______

I. Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the right answer. (2 points each
number)

1. Which of the following is the nature of curriculum?

A. Critical
B. Creative
C. Conservative
D. All of the above

2. Syllabus is a part of:

A. Curriculum
B. Classroom
C. Activities
D. Society

3. The following are the new conditions which set new tasks for curriculum developers except:
A. A tremendous enlargement of the environment to be understood and the culture to be
transmitted
B. An ever increasing demand for increasingly skilled and literate workers
C. The necessity for the establishment of intercultural communication
D. There is no rate of change which makes forecasting hazardous and out speeds the effort of
education

4. Major concern of curriculum is:

A. Change in individual’s behavior
B. Preparation for service
C. Personal satisfaction
D. None of the above

5. Curriculum is supposed to:

A. Be organized by the school
B. Achieve the objective
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above

6. Curriculum reflects the culture of:

A. School
B. Home
C. Area
D. Society

7. Learning means:
A. Teaching process
B. Curriculum change
C. Change in behavior
D. None of the above

8. What must be drawn by curriculum development?

A. Analyses of society and culture of Filipino tradition and heritage
B. Demands society on education and contribution
C. Education functions and a sustained effort to mobilize the resources
D. Analyzing the impact of technology and changes it produced

9. Current conceptions of the functions of the school by society are the following except:
A. Education preserves and transmits the cultural heritage
B. Education is the only way to transmit wisdom
C. Education is an instrument for transforming culture
D. Education results in individual development
10. What is a complex undertaking that involves many kinds of decisions?
 A. Methodological Dimension
B. Curriculum Development
C. Social Consideration
D. Society and Culture

11. In planning and implementing curricula school makes its selection from:
A. Nation
B. Region
C. Culture
D. Mass communication

12. How many basic components of curriculum have?

A. Two
B. Four
C. Six
D. Eight

13. Which one is not the component of the Curriculum?

A. Contents
B. Design
C. Objectives
D. Evaluation

14. Curriculum development refers to the total process of curriculum:

A. Implementing
B. Evaluating
C. Designing
D. All of the above

15. Effectiveness of curriculum is determined by:

A. Evaluation
B. Objective
C. Method
D. Design

16. Subject Centered designs revolve around:

A. Content
B. Learner
C. Social values
D. Social problem

17. The characteristics of Activity Centered Curriculum:

A. Student Interest
B. Training of practical work
C. Overall development
D. All of the above

18. Curriculum effectiveness is determined by:

A. Community cooperation
B. Teacher competence
C. Student interest
D. Quality of supervision

19. The following are the goals of curriculum developers except:

A. To gear the curriculum toward the establishment of a sense of identity among Filipinos
B. To respect cultural pluralism
C. To consider the rich cultural heritage of all Filipinos
D. To strengthen mismatch of employment among Filipinos

20. What is the current conception of the functions of the school?

A. Education preserves and transmits the cultural heritage
B. Education is a toll for retaining culture
C. Education establish what id demand by the society
D. Education develop an adequate curriculum
II. Enumeration:

A. Activities involved in Curriculum Development according to Bernardino and Fresnoza

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B. Steps/ Suggested order in examining Curriculum Development
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C. Commonly used approaches to Curriculum Design
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D. Diagnosis of Needs in Curriculum Development
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III. Identification:

____________________1. Participants in the society and usually have been thoroughly educated in
the culture of the group.

____________________2. Inculcates the values, ideals, beliefs, tradition and more of the social
group.

____________________3. Shape learners’ development and personality and determines their

educational needs.

____________________4. Determining how well students have achieved important educational

objectives.

____________________5. Essential part of curriculum development in order to attune it with the

needs of the times and learners.

____________________6. Needed to gear plans and expectations to the upper limits of potentiality.

____________________7. Conceived as the framework in which the child is guided towards maturity.

____________________8. Organized on the basis of separate and distinct subjects.

____________________9. The center of educational process.

____________________10. Consists of asking the class questions designed to elicit the meaning.

IV. Essay. Discuss and explain concisely.

1. What do you think is the essential guideline to consider in Curriculum Development? Why?

2. Differentiate the approaches to Curriculum Design.