Curriculum Book: Chp. 4 Review

What are Franklin Bobbitt's five steps for curriculum making?

1. Analysis of Human Experiences 2. Job Analysis 3. Deriving Objectives 4. Selecting Objectives 5. Planning in Detail

Characteristics of Spiral Curriculum (6 of them)

1. Design Down, Deliver Up 2. Based on structure of disciplines 3. Revisit concepts and skills 4. Expand in depth and breadth 5. Establish grade-level benchmarks 6. Enhane transfer training

What are the seven steps in The Taba Model?

1. Diagnosis of Needs 2. Formulation of Objectives 3. Selection of Content 4. Organization of Content 5. Selection of Learning Experiences 6. Organization of Learning Experiences 7. Determination of What and How to Evaluate

What are the four questions regarding Tyler's Rationale?

1. What educational purposes should the school seek to attain? 2. How cal learning experiences be selected which are likely to be useful in attaining these objectives? 3. How can learning experiences be selected which are likely to be useful in attaining these objectives? 4. How can the effectiveness of learning experiences be evaluated?

What are Ralph Tyler's five general principles for identifying or developing learning experiences?

1. appropriate practice 2. satisfaction 3. success 4. multiple approaches 5. multiple outcomes

Bruner noted several advantages to learning the structure of a discipline, name them.

1. it makes a subject more comprehensible 2. it improves memory since it allows learners to place detail in to a structured pattern 3. an understanding of fundamental principles and ideas facilitates a "transfer of training" to similar principles 4. structure contributes to narrowing the gap between elementary and advanced knowledge

Franklin Bobbitt felts that the ______________ had to adapt to the needs of an individual and to the needs of the ________ _______ _______; people should not be taught what they would never use.

Franklin Bobbitt felt that the curriculum had to adapt to the needs of an individual and to the needs of the new industrial society: people should not be taught what they would never use.

Bruner states "the ______________ of a subject should be determines by the most _____________ ______________ than can be achieved of the underlying principles that give _____________ to that subject."

Bruner states "the CURRICULUM of a subject should be determined by the most FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING than can be achieved of the underlying principles that give STRUCTURE to that subject."

Design-_________, Deliver-___________.

Design-Down, Deliver-Up

Noted Historians Dewey = Bobbitt = Tyler = Taba = Bruner =

Dewey = Learning by Doing Bobbitt = First to study curriculum development Tyler = Father of Curriculum development Taba = Inductive model Bruner = Structure of the discipline and spiral curriculum

John Dewey believed that in order for education to be most effective, _________________ must be presented in a ways that allows the _____________ to relate the information to _____________ ____________, thus deepening the connection with this new knowledge.

John Dewey believed that in order for education to be most effective, CONTENT must be presented in a ways that allows the STUDENT to relate the information to PRIOR EXPERIENCES, thus deepening the connection with this new knowledge.

What is Structure of the Disciplines?

Refers to a discipline's basic concepts and methods of inquiry.

Jerome Bruner's book, ___________ __________ ______ _________ (1960), was an instant classic and had a significant impact on the development of curriculum theory in this country.

The Process of Education

Which of the following serves as the BEST illustration of a spiral architecture for implementing the curriculum? Note: C = Concept and P + Practice a. C1 P1 C2 P2 C3 P3 C4 P4 b. C1 P1 C2 C3 C4 P2 P3 P4 c. C1 C2 C3 C4 P1 P2 P3 P4 d. P1 C1 P2 C2 P3 C3 P4 C4

a. C1 P1 C2 P2 C3 P3 C4 P4

In the lessons of the spiral curriculum, as students move to new levels, they encounter: a. familiar concepts in more complex forms. b. planned repetitions of content. c. simplified versions of familiar concepts. d. systematic overviews of concepts.

a. familiar concepts in more complex forms.

Franklin Bobbitt voiced for the FIRST time the importance of: a. studying the curriculum development process. b. including vocational education in the curriculum. c. unpacking and aligning standards in the curriculum. d. designing learning experiences based on outcomes.

a. studying the curriculum development process.

Which of the following terms BEST describes the nature of Taba's model for curriculum development? a. Deductive b. Inductive c. Exploratory d. Social

b. Inductive

Which of the following principles is illustrated by a spiral architecture? a. Unpacking and aligning standards b. Revisiting concept and skills c. Identify sources of needs d. Selecting course content

b. Revisiting concepts and skills

Jermone Bruner advocates teaching based on the "structure of the discipline." What is meant by the phrase structure of the discipline? a. The discipline's background and history b. The discipline's basic concepts and methods of inquiry c. The discipline's most famous scholars and their ideas d. The discipline's social influences and values

b. The discipline's basic concepts and methods of inquiry

If you were to employ the "design down, deliver up principle" in developing a unit plan, what would you develop FIRST? a. Introductory activities b. Enabling activities c. Culminating activities d. Enrichment activities

c. Culminating activities

Which of the following behaviors would John Dewey MOST likely support? a. Curriculum consisting of reading, writing, and arithmetic b. Curriculum that focused on the acquisition of subject matter content c. Curriculum that centered on learning by doing d. Curriculum that was aligned to state and national standards

c. Curriculum that centered on learning by doing.

Who is considered the "father of curriculum development"? a. Franklin Bobbitt b. John Dewey c. Ralph Tyler d. Jerome Bruner

c. Ralph Tyler

What step of Tyler's model is associated with the design phase of curriculum development? a. Analyzing learning experiences b. Organizing learning experiences c. Selecting learning experiences d. Evaluating learning experiences

c. Selecting learning experiences

Jerome Bruner cited structure as being one of the KEY factors associated with learning. Which of the following is NOT considered a reason why structure is important in the learning process? a. Structure contributes to the understanding of fundamentals, which in turn, makes a subject more comprehensible. b. Structure narrows the gap between advanced and elementary knowledge. c. Structure involved social transmission, and thus, increased student learning of outcomes in the domain of values, attitudes, and interests. d. Structure provides a pattern for knowledge that contributes to the student's ability to transfer and retain concepts.

c. Structure involved social transmission, and thus, increased student learning of outcomes in the domain of values, attitudes, and interests.

What are the three sources of information for Tyler's model for curriculum development? a. Students, subject matter, and standards b. Teachers, students, and society c. Students, society, and subject matter d. Standards, teachers, and students

c. Student, society, and subject matter

According to Ralph Tyler, the KEY to curriculum development is: a. conducting a formal needs assessment. b. formulating outcomes in all domains. c. selecting appropriate learning experiences. d. sharing decision-making responsibilities.

c. selecting appropriate learning experience.

Concerning the concept of readiness, Jerome Bruner would advocate: a. both a difference in degree and kind. b. neither a difference in degree or kind. c. a difference in kind, not in degree. d. a difference in degree, not in kind.

d. a difference in degree, not in kind.