SAMAR COLLEGES INC.

Catbalogan City

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

PRE LIM EXAMINATION

In
Prof. Ed. 205 ( The Teacher and The School Curriculum)

Name: ___________________________ Course/Year: ____________ Score: ___________

Instructor: Mr. Faustino M. Tobes Date: ________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Read carefully the questions and select the best answer. From the given options,
encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. This curriculum believes that the learner is the center of the educative process.
a. Subject-Centered Design c. Interdisciplinary Design
b. Learner-Centered Design d. Problem-Centered Design

2. It refers to the total learning experience of the learner with a guidance of the teacher.
a. Learning Outcome c. Approaches
b. Goal d. Curriculum

3. Curriculum is approached as a process which also refers to ____________.

a. Instruction c. Teaching
b. Implementation d. All of the above

4. Mr. Cruz is teaching history subject. In his discussion, he uses literacy pieces during historical
period as his examples while history is being studied. What curriculum design is he using?
a. Subject-Centered Design c. Interdisciplinary Design
b. Learner-Centered Design d. Problem-Centered Design

5. This curriculum design entails that the development of self is the ultimate objective of learning.
a. Humanistic Design c. Experience-Centered Design
b. Child-Centered Design d. Core-Problem Design

6. It is a planned sequence of learning experiences and it is at the heart of the teaching profession.
a. Curriculum Design c. Curriculum development
b. Basic Education d. Curriculum

7. Basic Education includes ____________.

a. Kinder to Grade 12 and 2 years Junior High School
b. Kinder to Grade 12 and 2 years Senior High School
c. Kinder to Grade 10
d. Kinder to Grade 12

8. This curriculum design model is the oldest and so far the most familiar design for teachers,
parents and other laymen.
a. Broad-field Design c. Subject Design
b. Correlation Design d. Discipline Design

9. A principle of curriculum content which should be fairly distributed in scope and coverage.
a. Continuity c. Articulation
b. Balance d. Integration

10. In this curriculum design, subjects are related to one another and still maintain the identity of the
subject.
a. Broad-field Design c. Subject Design
b. Correlation Design d. Discipline Design

11. This approach is considered the “what” of the curriculum.

a. Product c. Content
b. Process d. Evaluation
12. Which of the following is the traditional point of view of curriculum?
 a. The teacher gives varied learning activities to address the diverse needs of learners
b. The teacher assesses the learning outcomes
c. The teacher teaches the content of the subject.
d. All of the above

13. This curriculum approach is expressed in a form of desired learning outcomes in which students
must be equipped with knowledge, skills and attitude.
a. Product c. Content
b. Process d. Evaluation

14. In the Philippines, this educational level includes the Baccalaureate or Bachelor’s Degree and the
Graduate studies.
a. Elementary Level c. Higher Education
b. Technical Vocational Education d. Senior High School

15. This curriculum design believes that interests and needs of learners cannot be pre-planned.
Instead, experiences of the learners become the starting point of the curriculum.
a. Humanistic Design c. Experience-Centered Design
b. Child-Centered Design d. Core-Problem Design

16. In this curriculum, content cut across subject boundaries and must be based on the needs,
concerns and abilities of the students.
a. Subject-Centered Design c. Interdisciplinary Design
b. Learner-Centered Design d. Problem-Centered Design

17. A curriculum design that uses the past and present experiences of the learners as a means to
analyze the basic areas of living.
a. Humanistic Design c. Life-situation Design
b. Core Problem Design d. Experience-Centered Design

18. It centers on general education and the problems are based on the common human activities.
a. Humanistic Design c. Life-situation Design
b. Core Problem Design d. Experience-Centered Design

19. A curriculum design that focuses on the content of the curriculum and corresponds mostly to the
textbooks.
a. Subject-Centered Design c. Interdisciplinary Design
b. Learner-Centered Design d. Problem-Centered Design

20. This curriculum design model focuses on academic contents which refer to specific knowledge
learned through a method which the scholars use to study a specific content of their field.
a. Subject-Centered Design c. Interdisciplinary Design
b. Learner-Centered Design d. Problem-Centered Design

II. IDENTIFICATION
A. Types of Curricula in Schools
Direction: Identify the type of curriculum being implemented in the schools. Write your
answer on the space provided.

_________________________ 21. Course syllabus

_________________________ 22. Cultural Practices
_________________________ 23. Playing grounds
_________________________ 24. Encyclopedia and atlas
_________________________ 25. Bachelor of Elementary Education
_________________________ 26. Chairs and tables
_________________________ 27. Powerpoint presentation
_________________________ 28. Teacher’s lesson plan
_________________________ 29. Dance skills developed in students
_________________________ 30. Budget of lessons
_________________________ 31. Basic Education
_________________________ 32. Non-reader becomes a reader
_________________________ 33. Extra-curricular activities
_________________________ 34. Prelim Examination
_________________________ 35. DTI Consumer Education Integration

B. The Teacher as a Curricularist

Direction: Identify the following roles of a teacher as a curricularist. Write your answer
on the space provided.

________________________ 36. Considers the pupil’s learning styles.

________________________ 37. Enrolls in master and doctoral studies
________________________ 38. Provides feedback to student’s performance
________________________ 39. Prepares and submit daily lesson plan
________________________ 40. He / she has the mastery of the subject matter.

III. MULTIPLE RESPONSE

Direction: Read each item carefully. Choose the item that DOES NOT belong to the group
by encircling the letter of your answer. STRICTLY NO ERASURES.

41-43. Subject- Centered Design

a. Humanistic Design d. Child –Centered Design
b. Experience-Centered Curriculum e. Discipline Design
c. Correlation Design

44-45. Problem –Centered Design Curriculum

a. Discipline Design c. Life-Situation Design
b. Core-Problem Design d. Experience-Centered Design

46-47. Philosophical Foundations of Curriculum

a. Existentialism d. Progressivism
b. Perennialism e. Constructionism
c. Essentialism

48-50. Basic Principles of Curriculum Content

a. Validity d. Balance
b. Integration e. Articulation
c. Feasibility

IV. ESSAY
Direction: Answer the following questions. Write a paragraph of not less than 40 words.
Rubrics:
Content - 3 points
Sentence Organization - 1 point
Neatness - 1 point
TOTAL 5 points

1. Why is there a need to change the curriculum? Discuss your answer.

2. Among the three Curriculum Development Process Models, which model do you admire the
most? Why?

GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!!!!!

Prepared by:

FAUSTINO M.
TOBES
Instructor