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1. Which of the following must be REMOVED from the types of learning opportunities?
a. Parental involvement
b. Subject matter
c. individual
d. society

2. There are certain contents and processes that students need to learn for immediate application. This sentence talks about ____.
a. Utility
b. feasibility
c. interest
d. learnability

3. In Taba’s inverted Model of Curriculum, what must be the first step?

a. Needs of Assessment
b. organization
c. formulation
d. selection of content

4. What is present when there is a smooth flow of the curriculum on both vertical and horizontal dimension?
a. Articulation
b. continuity
c. integration
d. sequence

5. As a curriculum ___ the teacher will take into attention several factors which includes the learners, materials, time, subject matter,
etc. in planning the curriculum.
a. Planner
b. facilitator
c. designer
d. curricularist

6. Considered as the most influential among different curriculum influencers?

a. Students
b. teachers
c. principal
d. facilitators

7. Assimilation, accommodation and equilibration are the keys to learning.

a. Jean Piaget
b. Ivan pavlov
c. Robert gagne
d. Edwarde thorndike

8. Which of the following cognitive level is NOT present in the OLD Blooms Taxonomy?
a. Creating.
b. applying
c. analyzing
d. evaluating

9. Philosophy provides educators additional work for organizing schools and classroom.
a. False
b. True

10. The following are the teaching methods that the teacher can use in his daily teaching. ELIMINATE one.
a. Journal
b. Role play
c. lecture
d. small group discussion

11. ELIMINATE one from the following levels of Harrow’s Psychomotor Domain.
a. Mechanism
b. Reflex movement
c. Skilled movements
d. Non-discursive communication
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12. It refers to educational environment that is cost-effective.

a. Economy
b. adequacy
c. suitability
d. efficiency

13. To master a subject, one must understand it’s underlying structure. This speaks of ____.
a. Subject matter as a source
b. Student as a source
c. Philosophy as a source
d. Society as a source

14. These are certain contents and processes that students need to learn for immediate application. This sentence talks about.
a. feasibility
b. interest
c. learnability
d. utility …

15. Teachers educational background, educational philosophy, teaching styles and personality affect the implantation of the curriculum.
a. True
b. False

16. They are responsible for supervising the operations of all public and private elementary, secondary and integrated schools and
learning centers.
a. National level
b. School level
c. Division level
d. District level

17. There are certain contents and processes that students need to learn foe immediate application. This sentence talks about ___.
a. Feasibility
b. Interest
c. Learnability
d. Utility

18. Tyler 1994, identify three major sources curriculum subject matter, society and learners.
a. Plans lessons that arouse curiosity
b. Promote social interactions
c. Introduces new scientific knowledge to the students
d. Curriculum sources and influences

19. Which of the following cognitive levels is not present in the old Bloom’s Taxonomy?
a. Creating
b. Applying
c. Analyzing
d. Evaluating

20. He advocated reconstructionism in 1950s.

a. George counts
b. Harold rugg
c. Theodore brameld

21. As a curriculum ___, the teacher will take into attention several factors which includes the learners, materials, time, subject matter,
etc. in planning the curriculum.
a. Facilitator
b. Designer
c. Planner
d. Curricularist

22. To master a subject, one must understand its underlying structure. This speaks of ___.
a. Student as a source
b. Philosophy as a source
c. Subject matter as a source
d. Society as a source
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23. Perception: awareness: set: ____

a. Expert proficiency
b. Attempt
c. Readiness
d. Basic proficiency

24. Tyler said that sound curriculum development begins with sound thinking. This is in accordance to what element of Tyler’s Ends-
Means Model?
a. Society as a source
b. Subject matter as a source
c. Student as a source
d. Philosophy as a source

25. The classroom is not a place where teachers pour knowledge into empty minds of students. This is in accordance to ____.
a. Perennialism
b. Constructivism.
c. Essentialism
d. Behaviorism

26. If the classroom environment answered the question, “Are classrooms large enough?” “Are the books in good condition?”, it must
be talking about ___.
a. Adequacy
b. Suitability
c. Economy
d. Efficiency

27. It refers to the smoothness or absence of disruption in the curriculum over time.
a. Continuity.
b. Sequence
c. Integration
d. Articulation

28. Teaching methods and learning activities are equally important parts of the learning experience.
a. False
b. True

29. Which of the following must be ELIMINATED from the following group of higher order thinking skills according to the revised Bloom’s
Taxonomy?
a. Applying.
b. Evaluating
c. Creating
d. Analyzing

30. Content Selection has to be considered withing the context of the existing reality. This speaks of ____.
a. Interest
b. Feasibility.
c. Learnability
d. Utility

31. An educational environment should engage, challenge, and arouse student’s environment.
a. True
b. False

32. These kinds of objectives are understood in terms of observable or measurable accomplishment.
a. Non-behavioral general
b. Behavioral
c. Educational

33. Which of the following must be ELIMINATED from the parts of AIM Model?
a. Objectives
b. Reflection
c. Content
d. Materials
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34. All of these belongs to the four elements of curriculum EXCEPT one.
a. Objectives
b. Goals
c. Aims
d. Social state

35. Statement 1: Perrenialist believe that educational values are almost stable and they are universal truths
Statement 2: Perrenialist advocate reliance on textbooks and lectures.
a. Both statements are false
b. Statement 1 and 2 are both true
c. Statement 1 is true, 2 is false
d. Statement 1 is false, the other is true

36. In this step, curriculum planners specify the things that they wish to accomplish.
a. Curriculum implementation
b. Goals and objectives
c. Curriculum designing
d. Curriculum evaluation

37. These are lifetime aspirations, purposely stated generally that are developed for a long-term direction.
a. Aims
b. Goals
c. Objectives

38. He stated that self-directed learning wherein students draw on their own resources to develop self-understanding and guide their
own behavior.
a. Carl roger
b. Abraham Maslow
c. James Moffet

39. These are more specific and short term that are expressed to describe what is expected of students in daily activities.
a. Aims
b. Objectives
c. Goals

40. In here, the learning opportunities are crafted after the gals and objectives have been established.
a. Goals and objectives
b. Curriculum designing
c. Curriculum implementation
d. Curriculum evaluation

41. ELIMINATE one from the following levels of harrow psychomotor domain.
a. Non-discursive communication
b. Skilled movements
c. Reflex movement
d. Mechanism

42. Which of the following designs are considered learner-centered?

a. Correlation design
b. Child-centered design
c. Subject design
d. Discipline design

43. What level of curriculum implementation have the responsibility of enhancing the employment status, professional competence,
welfare and working condition of all personnel of the Department?
a. District Level
b. National Level
c. Regional Level
d. Division Level

44. The curriculum developer should determine the learner’s needs and wants. This is true to ____.
a. Student as a source
b. Philosophy as a source
c. Society as a source
d. Subject matter as a source
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45. Reflex Movement: React – Physical Abilities: _____

a. Grasp
b. Endure
c. stand
d. walk

46. Aside from the curriculum sources, Stark and Lattuca 1997, identified the major factor that influence curriculum development:
External, internal and organizational influences?
a. Curriculum change
b. Curriculum influences
c. Curriculum development
d. Curriculum evaluation

47. These are group expectations after a week, or month or even a year.
a. Aims
b. Goals
c. Objectives

48. It works on the assumption that bits of information must be grasped before other bits can be comprehended.
a. Prerequisite learning
b. Whole to apart learning
c. Chronological learning
d. Simple to complex learning

49. This design feels that the curriculum should promote action.
a. Life situation
b. Humanistic
c. Reconstructionist

50. Galen Saylor and William Alexander introduced a curriculum model consisting of four steps. ODD ONE OUT.
a. Goals and objectives
b. Curriculum designing
c. Curriculum learning
d. Curriculum evaluation

51. He considered 2 fundamental elements-schools and civil society to be major topics needing attention and reconstruction to
encourage experimental intelligence and plurality.
a. Abraham maslow
b. Carl Rogers
c. Alvin Toffler
d. John Dewey

52. Which of the following does NOT characterize a reconstructionist curriculum?

a. Curriculum is based on political services
b. Students are committed to the issues
c. Curriculum is constantly changing
d. It emphasizes social sciences

53. Teachers need to understand the cultural, socio-economic, political condition of the people. In what source of curriculum planning is
this?
a. Progressivist
b. Behaviorist
c. Perennialist
d. Society as a source of curriculum

54. Tyler identifies three major sources curriculum subject matter, society and learners.
a. Plans lessons that arouse curiosity
b. Promotes social interactions
c. Introduces new scientific knowledge to the students
d. Curriculum sources and influences

55. Spiritual Individuals develop empathy and compassion. This concept is under ____.
a. Science as a source
b. Society as a source
c. Knowledge as a source
d. Moral doctrine as a source
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56. Beginning with the simple topics on the list, explore them in greater depth and moved to the more difficult topics. This is explained
in what step of Taba’s curriculum model?
a. Selection of content
b. Formulation of objectives
c. Organization of content
d. Needs of assessment

57. The teacher who knows the curriculum.

a. Teacher as lecturer
b. Teacher as psychologist
c. Teacher as designer
d. Teacher as curricularist

58. The relationship of curriculum and society is mutual and encompassing.

a. True
b. False

59. The following statements are the responsibilities under Division Level. EXCEPT.
I. Monitoring the utilization of funds provided by the national government and local government units to the schools and
learning centers
II. Promoting awareness of and adherence by all schools and learning centers to accreditation standards prescribed by the
Secretary of Education
III. Approving the establishment of public and private elementary and high schools and learning centers
IV. Setting the mission, vision, goals and objectives
a. III and IV
b. I and II
c. I, IV and II
d. II and III

60. Influence of school officials and the school bureaucracy in curriculum process were recognized by several curriculum scholars like
Whiles and Bordi 2006 and Stark and Lattuca 1997?
a. School of board of trustees
b. Board of trustees and schools
c. School administrator
d. School administrator and board of trustees

61. School is a vehicle for development of society. This speaks of ___.

a. Science as a source
b. Society as a source
c. Knowledge as a source
d. Moral doctrine as a source

62. It is the main source in curriculum planning.

a. Perennialist
b. Society as a source
c. Existentialist
d. Discipline or subject matter as a sources of curriculum

63. What must be the last step in Oliva’s model of curriculum?

a. Statement of Philosophy
b. Design of plan
c. Statement of goals
d. Evaluation

64. Lang has set the list of criteria for optimal educational space. ODD one out.
a. Temperature
b. Communication
c. Suitability ..
d. Material finishes