Prelim Examination in ED10

(Curriculum Development)

I. Multiple Choice: Choose the letter that corresponds to the right answer.

1. Which period you could have probably lived if the curriculum you follow includes the code of Kalantiaw
and Maragtas?
A. Pre-Spanish
B. Spanish
C. American
D. Japanese

2. In a curriculum development class, the teacher asked the students to give an enriched definition of a
curriculum. Which among the following encompasses the true essence of the term?
A. Curriculum is a list of subjects to take to complete a course
B. Curriculum is the sum total of all the learning experiences in the teaching-learning process
C. Curriculum is a list of courses in order to graduate
D. Curriculum is never ending process in education

3. During the Spanish period they concentrate on the 3Rs which are:
A. Reading
B. Writing
C. Religion
D. All of the above

4. Medium of instruction during the Japanese Administration was

A. English
B. Cebuano
C. Spanish
D. Nippongo

5. Which among the following is NOT a component of the curriculum?

A. Curriculum Aims, Goals and Objectives
B. Curriculum Content or Subject Matter
C. Curriculum Evaluation

6. Curriculum may be defined in many ways. What does this prove?

A. The concept of curriculum is based on those given by the experts
B. The concept is limited and narrow is scope
C. The curriculum is characterized as fragmentary, exclusive and confusing
D. The concept of the curriculum may be defined from different perspectives

7. The curriculum makes uses and not of the box strategies to make his/her class highly engaging.
He/she is a/an ________________.
A. Knower
B. Innovator
C. Writer
D. Implementer

8. Subject centered designs revolve around ________________.

A. Learner
B. Content
C. Teacher
D. Social problem

9. Curriculum development refers to the total process of curriculum _________________.

A. Designing
B. Evaluating
C. Implementing
D. All of the above

10. Important factor of curriculum is to help achieve the ______________.

A. Education
B. Values
C. Objectives
 D. Job

11. Curriculum provides guidance for ________________.

A. School
B. Students
C. Teacher
D. Parents

12. What is the major concern of curriculum?

A. Change in individual’s behavior
B. Preparation for service
C. Personal satisfaction
D. None of the above

13. Curriculum reflects the culture of _______________.

A. School
B. Area
C. Home
D. Society

14. What are the components of curriculum?

A. Teaching strategies
B. Objectives
C. Evaluation
D. All of the above

15. A curriculum is blue print or pip of the school that includes experiences for the __________.
A. Experts
B. Learner
C. Teacher
D. Curriculum planner

16. In planning and implementing curricula, school makes its selection from _____________.
A. Nation
B. Region
C. Culture
D. Mass Communication

17. The characteristics of activity centered curriculum __________.

A. Student interest
B. Training of practical work
C. Overall development
D. All of the above

18. The factor affecting the curriculum development is ______________.

A. Sociological factor
B. Scientific factor
C. Economic factor
D. All of the above

19. The term refers to the total process of designing, implementing and evaluating ___________.
A. Curriculum design
B. Curriculum implementation
C. Curriculum construction
D. Curriculum development

20. It is concerned with what the learner brings to the learning situation ____________.
A. Teaching principles
B. Curriculum development
C. Subjective principles
D. Summative principles

II. Enumeration:
A. Three Areas of Learning (1-3)
 B. Techniques of Management of Learning (4-7)
C. Factors involved in the Learning Loop (8-11)
D. Five factors used in Experiential Education (12-16)
E. Ways of Recalling (17-20)

III. Identification. Write your answer on the space provided.

_________________1. Defined curriculum as a group of subjects arranged in a certain sequence

peculiar to the subject field itself for the purpose of instruction.

__________________2. Consists of all experiences for learning which are planned and organized by the
school.

__________________3. Era wherein the main reading material were the cartilla, caton and catecismo.

_________________4. Concerned with what the learner brings to the learning situation

_________________5. Used to increase learning efficiency.

_________________6. It deals with factor relevant to learning situations.

__________________7. Technique of management of learning which person learners better when they
are informed as to the correctness and incorrectness of their responses.

_________________8. Recycling and remodeling of old and forgotten techniques to fit new needs.

__________________9. Learning to solve a problem or learning an entire sequence at one time with no
rest or interruptions.

_________________10. An instrument of education based on philosophy which has man as its focal
point.

IV. Essay. Answer the following questions concisely.

1. Describe Education during the Pre-Spanish Period. (10 points)

2. Using a Venn diagram, explain briefly the differences of traditional and modern dimension
points of view of curriculum. (10 points)