Definition of Curriculum

 Curriculum development is defined

as planned, a purposeful,
progressive, and systematic process
to create positive improvements in
the educational system.
Dimensions of Curriculum Designs (BASICS)

 Balance - equitable distribution of content, time,

experiences and other elements of design
 Articulation - interrelatedness of various aspects of the
curriculum (vertical and horizontal)
 Scope - the breaths and depths of the curriculum
 Integrations - linking of all types of knowledge and
experiences contained within the curriculum plan
 Continuity - vertical repetition and recurring of the
content
 Sequence - provide continous and cumulative learning
1.
 What design element establishes the
vertical linkage from level to level to avoid
glaring gaps and wasteful overlaps?
 A. Articulation
 B.Balance
 C.Scope
 D.Sequence
2.

 What refers to the authenticity of the

content selected by the curriculum
developer?
 A.Feasibility
 B.Learnability
 C.Significance
 D.Validity
Curriculum Designing

 Sources of Design
 Dimensions of Curriculum
 Selection of the Curricular Elements
 Grade Placement
 Time Allotment
3.

What do we call the allocation of content to

a definite grade capable of learning?
A.Time allotment
B.Grade Placement
C.Grade level
D.Maturity level
Which pattern of experience centered curriculum
centers around the normal activities of children
and is based on each child's needs, interests and
potentials?
A.Child centered
B.Activity
C.Social function
D.Specific competencies
Which curriculum development phase
focuses on the change which will take place
in certain aspects of the curriculum without
changing the fundamental conceptions?
A.Curriculum planning
B.Curriculum design
C.Curriculum improvement
D.Curriculum evaluation
Curriculum Process
 Curriculum Planning
 Curriculum Designing
 Curriculum Implementation
 Curriculum Evaluation
 Curriculum Improvement
 Curriculum Change
Selection of Curricular Elements

 Selection of Objectives
 Selection of Content
 Selection of Learning Experiences
Which is not a component of a
curriculum designing?
A.Objective
B.Learning content
C.Learning experiences
D.Diagnosis of needs
Subject -centered Curriculum

 Separate Subject Design

 Correlated Design
 Broadfield Design
Which type of curriculum design serves as a
response to society’s demand for integration of
knowledge and enables the learner to see
relationship among various aspects?
A.Broadfield
B.Correlated
C.Core
D.Separate subjects
 Who controls the subject centered
curriculum?
 A.Learner
 B.Teacher
 C.Parent
 D.Teacher and parent
To provide for individual differences in the
classroom, how is curriculum designed?
A.Minimum learning competencies
B.Realistic and meaningful experiences are
provided
C.Some degree of flexibility is provided
D.Social skills are emphasized
To ensure success in curriculum development,
which of the following specific actions should a
curriculum leader avoid?
A.Work with people not over them
B.Use your status frequently to establish
discipline
C.Keep channels of communication open
D.Show that you too desire to improve
Which of the following is a reason for the
continous appraisal of the existing curriculum in
all levels?
A.New national policies in government
B.Changing needs and condition of society
C.Economic status of the people
D.Political trust of the country
Which of the following best defines curriculum development?
A.The total mental phenomena directly received at any given
time.
B.The planning of learning opportunities intended to bring about
certain desired changes in pupils and the assessment of the
extent to which these changes have taken place.
C.A continuous cycle of activities in which all elements of
curriculum are considered.
D.Education is aiding each child to be socially creative
individuals.
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.
What do you call the curriculum when the teacher
puts into action all the different planned ctivities in
the classroom?
A.Recommended curriculum
B.Written curriculum
C.Taught curriculum
D.Supported curriculum
Types of Curriculum
 Recommended curriculum - higher authority
 Written curriculum - written documents
 Taught curriculum - teachers implement or deliver
 Supported curriculum - facilities and materials
 Assessed curriculum - tested or evaluated
 Learned curriculum - students actually learn
 Hidden curriculum - unintended curriculum
Which statement about the subject-centered
curriculum is NOT true?
A.There is a high level of cooperative
interaction.
B.It covers much content in a short period of
time.
C.The teacher has full control of the classroom
activities.
Schools divide the school hours to different
subjects such as reading, grammar, literature,
math, science, history and geography. What
curriculum design is referred here?
A.Problem-centered
B.Learner-centered
C.Subject-centered
D.Culture-based
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 socially creative
individual
D.Emphasis upon facts and knowledge for future use
The K-12 curriculum is otherwise called as
A.2002 Basic Education Curriculum
B.Revitalized Basic Education Curriculum
C.Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum
D.Extended Basic Education Curriculum
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
What refers to the appropriateness of the
content in the light of the particular students
who are to experience the curriculum?
A.Significance
B.Validity
C.Interest
D.Learnability
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.
Which characteristic of a good curriculum highlights the
psychological nature of the learner?
A.Provisions are made for the smooth transition and
continuing achievement of pupils.
B.Curriculum plans in areas which extend over several years
are developed vertically.
C.Classroom practices give attention to the maturity and
learning problems of each pupil.
D.Cooperative planning and teaching provide for exchange of
information about pupil’s learning experiences.
Objectives must be evaluated in the light of practical
considerations, including teacher competence, availability
of instructional materials, time allotment, etc. What
characteristic of educational objective is defined by the
aforementioned statement?
A.Comprehension
B.Attainability
C.Consistency
D.Feasibility
Philosophical Foundation

 Idealism - religious and values oriented

 Realism - theory and principles before application
 Pragmatism - child-centered
 Existentialism - choose
 Perennialism - universal truth
 Essentialism - 3Rs
 Progressivism - based on students interest
 Reconstructionism - catalyst of change
“Knowledge is true if it is workable.” What
philosophical foundation supports the
statement?
A.Idealism
B.Realism
C.Pragmatism
D.Essentialism
As a member of the curriculum committee, your chief concern
is to give the child freedom to choose what to learn and
believe, as you allow them to set their own identities and
standards. What philosophy will you consider?
A.Existentialism
B.Realism
C.Idealism
D.Pragmatism
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.
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, 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 a subject areas.
This phase of curriculum development involves
decisions, among other things, on grade
placement and sequencing of content. Which
phase is this?
A.Curriculum planning
B.Curriculum evaluation
C.Curriculum organization
D.Curriculum implementation
Which design is easy to deliver because
complementary books and materials are
commercially available?
A.Experience-centered design
B.Problem design
C.Process design
D.Subject-centered design
What refers to the matching between the
curriculum and the test to be used to
assess the learners?
A.Alignment
B.Auditing
C.Articulation
D.Delivery
Ms. Mateo, a History teacher considers the element of time
in arranging the content of her lessons in World History.
What way of establishing sequence is given emphasis by
Ms. Mateo?
A.Simple to complex
B.Part to whole
C.Concrete to abstract
D.Chronological
Mr. Rivera, a new teacher believes that education is a
process of development and is life itself;therefore,
experience related to the childs need and interest should be
given primary consideration. What educational philosophy is
being exhibited by Mr. Rivera?

A.Idealism
B.Reconstructionism
C.Progressivism
D.Realism
A stakeholder in curriculum development, Mr. Cruz, a district
supervisor and a member of the school board has one of the
following primary roles. Which one is this?

A.Support and participate in parent-school organization

activities.
B.Authorize school expenditures for curriculum development,
implementation and evaluation.
C.Enact legislations to effect curriculum improvement.
D.Recommend changes in curriculum.
The schools in the 1st District plan to adopt the reading
program used in the 3rd District. What level of curriculum
improvement is used?
A.Variation
B.Value Orientation
C.Substitution
D.Restructuring
Mr. Bernardo, a curriculum consultant on Economics insists
that in selecting the curriculum content, it is better that
throughout the high school years, economic geography
concepts be used to recur and be repeated with depth for
effective learning. What criterion in content selection is shown
here?
A.Validity
B.Continuity
C.Significance
D.Learnability
The Filipino learners envisioned by the Department of
Education in the light of the K-12 Curriculum is
A.Technologically literate or logistically developed Filipino
B.Functionally literate or logistically developed Filipino
C.Scientifically Advanced and Values Oriented Filipino
D.National Oriented and Internationally Competitive
Filipinos
Teacher Dominguito 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 educative process. To which approach in
curriculum does Teacher Dominguito adhere?
A.Learner-centered
B.Subject-centered
C.Problem-centered
D.Pragmatic
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
B.Community members as curriculum resources
C.Community members as managers of curriculum
D.Community members as beneficiaries of curriculum
Teacher Bert puts emphasis on the immediate felt interests
and needs of his students and not on the anticipated needs
and interests. What type of curriculum does teacher Bert
adheres?
A.Subject-centered
B.Learner-centered
C.Experience-centered
D.Culture-based
If curriculum is the “means”, what is the
end?
A.Strategies
B.Instruction
C.Technique
D.Approaches
Which of the following statements about the concept
of curriculum is NOT quite acceptable?
A.It refers to all the 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.
The following are the types and patterns of
curriculum EXCEPT;
A.Subject - Centered Curriculum
B.Child - Centered curriculum
C.Learner - centered curriculum
D.Problem - centered curriculum
This concept includes the sub-processes of
curriculum planning, organization, implementation
and evaluation. Which concept is this?
A.Curriculum development
B.Curriculum Assessment
C.Curriculum management
D.Curriculum and Instruction
The curriculum used during this period in
Philippine History terminated the use of
English as a medium of instruction. What
period was this?
A.American
B.Spanish
C.Commonwealth
D.Japanese
What type of curriculum divides the school day into
different periods such as language arts, social studies,
science and health, arithmetic, etc.?
A.Correlated
B.Broadfields
C.Integrated
D.Separate Subject