Prof. Ed.

: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (1)

1. Which is NOT a provision for the development of each 7. Which design is easy to deliver because complementary
learner in a good curriculum? books and materials are commercially available?
a. Extensive arrangements are made for the educational a. Experience centered design
diagnosis of individual learners. b. Problem design
b. Self-directed, independent study is encouraged wherever c. Process design
possible and advisable. d. Subject centered design
c. Self-motivation and self-evaluation are stimulated and
emphasized throughout the learning opportunities 8. What refers to the matching between curriculum and test
of the school. to be used to assess the learners?
d. The program provides a wide range of opportunities for a. Alignment
individuals with same abilities, needs and b. Auditing
interests. c. Articulation
d. Delivery
2. Teacher Lily would like to take part in developing a
subject-centered curriculum because she believes that all 9. Ms. Mateo, a History teacher considers the element of
subjects in this type of curriculum are geared towards the time in arranging content of her lessons in World History.
holistic development of the learner. Is her belief about the What way of establishing sequence is given emphasis by
subject-centered curriculum true? Ms. Mateo?
a. Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum focuses on a. Simple to complex
the learners needs, interests and abilities. b. Part to whole
b. No, because it is the experience-centered curriculum c. Concrete to abstract
that emphasizes the teaching of facts and d. Chronological
knowledge for future use.
c. Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum involves 10. Mr. Rivera, a new teacher believes that education is a
cooperative control. process of development and is life itself; therefore,
d. No, because it is the experience centered and not the experience related to the child's need and interest should
subject-centered curriculum that emphasizes be given primary consideration. What educational
integration of habits and skills in learning the philosophy is being exhibited by Mr. Rivera?
knowledge component of subject areas. a. Idealism
b. Reconstructionism
3. In the elementary level, English literature and Social c. Progressivism
studies relate well. While history is being studied, different d. Realism
literary pieces during the historical period is being studied
as well. What curriculum design is shown here? 11. A stakeholder in curriculum development, Mr. Cruz, a
a. Separate subject design district supervisor and a member of the school board has
b. Correlation design one of the following primary roles.
c. Discipline design a. Support and participate in parent-school organization
d. Broad field design activities.
b. Authorize school expenditures for curriculum
4. This phase of curriculum development involves development, implementation and evaluation
decisions, among other things, on grade placement and c. Enact legislation to effect curriculum improvement.
sequencing of content. Which phase is this? d. Recommend changes in curriculum.
a. Curriculum planning
b. Curriculum evaluation 12. The schools in the first District plan to adopt the
c. Curriculum organization reading program used in the third district. What level of
d. Curriculum implementation curriculum improvement is used?
a. Variation
5. One example of this design of subject-centered b. Value orientation
curriculum is that which shows social studies being c. Substitution
combined with geography, civics, culture and history to d. Restructuring
comprises subject area. Which design is this?
a. Correlated 13. Mr. Bernardo, a curriculum consultant on Economics
b. Broadfields insists that in selecting the curriculum content, it is better
c. Separate Subject that throughout the high school years, economic geography
d. Core concepts be used to recur and be repeated with depth for
effective learning. What criterion in content selection is
6. Ms. Ortiz, as Science teacher tries to enrich the content shown here?
of her lesson by identifying related concepts in Math. a. Validity
What pattern of organizing subjects did Ms. Ortiz b. Continuity
consider? c. Significance
a. Broadfield d. Learnability
b. Correlated
c. Core
d. Separate Subject

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14. The Filipino learners envisioned by the Department of 21. This concept includes the sub-processes of curriculum
Education (DepEd) in the light of K-12 Curriculum is planning, organization, implementation and evaluation.
a. Technologically literate or logistically developed Which concept is this?
Filipino a. Curriculum development
b. Functionally literate or logistically developed Filipino b. Curriculum assessment
c. Scientifically Advanced and Values Oriented Filipino c. Curriculum management
d. National Oriented and Internationally Competitive d. Curriculum and instruction
Filipinos
22. If curriculum is the "means", what is the "end"?
15. Teacher Dominguito believes that a new respect for the a. Strategies
child is fundamental in curriculum. Thus, all activities in b. Instruction
the classroom are geared towards the development of the c. Technique
child - the center of the educative process. To which d. Approaches
approach in curriculum does Teacher Dominguito adhere?
a. Learner-centered 23. The curriculum used during the period in Philippine
b. Subject-centered history terminated the use of English as a medium of
c. Problem-centered instruction, What period is this?
d. Pragmatic a. American
b. Spanish
16. Mrs. Manuel, the Principal of Bagong Barrio c. Commonwealth
Elementary School invited the Brgy. Captain in the school d. Japanese
to solicit inputs for a new curriculum in Social
Science which highlights indigenous knowledge in the 24. Which of the following statements about the concept of
community. What is shown in this situation? curriculum is NOT quite acceptable?
a. Community members as supporters of curriculum a. It refers to all experiences that both the school and the
b. Community members as curriculum resources teacher provide the students with.
c. Community members as managers of curriculum b. It is the set of acquired knowledge, habits and skills
d. Community members as beneficiaries of curriculum c. It consists of everything that goes within the school.
d. It is a planned action for instruction
17. Teacher Bert puts emphasis on the immediate felt
interests and needs of his students and not on the 25. What process is being undertaken by curriculum
anticipated needs and interests. What type of curriculum developers when they enrich or modify certain aspects of a
does teacher Bert adheres? particular program without changing its fundamental
a. Subject-centered conceptions?
b. Learner-centered a. Curriculum improvement
c. Experience-centered b. Curriculum change
d. Culture-based c. Curriculum design
d. Curriculum implementation
18. 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. Broad fields
c. Integrated
d. Separate Subject

19. Which curriculum design element is taking place when

Eduardo, a 4th year student can connect the lessons he
learned in a subject area to a related content in another
subject area?
a. Articulation
b. Balance
c. Continuity
d. Integration

20. The following curricular changes took place in what

particular period? Restore Grade VII, double-single
session was abolished and more textbooks were written by
Filipino authors.
a. American Period
b. Philippine Republic
c. Japanese Occupation
d. New Society

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