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Question 1:

The ________ curriculum refers to the subtle messages learned in school regarding what is valued, including things like compliance and gender norms.
a) formal
b) hidden
c) received
d) learned

Question 2:

According to a progressive ideology, the curriculum should provide the skills necessary for students to become functioning members of society
a) True
b) False

Question 3:

________ is a learner-centred approach to education in which the teacher seeks to motivate students to delve into a problem.
a) Progressivism
b) Rational humanism
c) Reconceptualism
d) Cognitive pluralism

Question 4:

In Canada, each province and territory is responsible for its own curriculum.
a) True
b) False

Question 5:

The philosophical objectives of a curriculum outline ________.
a) daily lesson plans
b) the various topics to be taught/learned
c) the overall purpose of education
d) the manageable units of instruction

Question 6:

Backward design is a curriculum planning strategy where learning experiences are designed first by selecting the aims or outcomes teachers wish to achieve.
a) True
b) False

Question 7:

According to Wiggins and McTighe, "uncoverage" includes all of the following EXCEPT ________.
a) uncovering the core ideas at the heart of understanding a subject
b) uncovering the questions, assumptions, issues, and grey areas lurking underneath surface accounts
c) uncovering the students' potential misunderstandings
d) uncovering the content without attention to the students

Question 8:

According to research my Willms, Friesen, and Milton, students who lack skills or those who are confident in their skills but face low levels of challenge are both likely to experience high levels of intellectual engagement
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

Disciplinary thinking ________.
a) informs students about the facts or approaches realized by disciplinary experts
b) encourages students to be consumers of disciplinary experts' knowledge
c) helps students learn to follow instructions put forth by disciplinary experts
d) helps students learn the different ways of thinking and practising that different disciplines have

Question 10:

Requiring students to explain their problem-solving strategies improves their understandings of facts, enables them to refine their strategies, and improves their ability to transfer their strategies to other types of problems.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Educational Foundations in Canada: Chapter 03