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  • 1. Which statement BEST describes a subject-centered curriculum design?
A) It organizes learning around students' freedom to select activities
B) It organizes learning around learners' personal experiences and concerns
C) It organizes learning around specific subjects and academic content
D) It organizes learning around social problems and community issues
  • 2. Which curriculum design organizes the curriculum into disciplines such as Algebra, Physics, Chemistry, and Literature?
A) Academic Discipline design
B) Subject design
C) Integrated design
D) Experience-centered design
  • 3. A teacher combines Science and Health into one learning experience. Which type of integration is being demonstrated?
A) Academic Discipline design
B) Core integration
C) Multidisciplinary integration
D) Interdisciplinary integration
  • 4. Social Studies combines Civics, History, Geography, and Economics. This is an example of:
A) Core integration
B) Multidisciplinary or Broad Fields integration
C) Subject design
D) Interdisciplinary integration
  • 5. Which feature distinguishes core integration from interdisciplinary integration?
A) It organizes learning according to academic disciplines.
B) It combines subjects or disciplines around a single theme.
C) It allows students to determine all curriculum content.
D) It focuses exclusively on two related subjects.
  • 6. What is one major limitation of subject-centered curriculum design identified in the material?
A) . It prevents teachers from organizing content into subjects.
B) It gives students too much freedom of choice.
C) It focuses excessively on real-life social problems.
D) It may not consider students’ learning styles.
  • 7. Which curriculum design focuses on learners’ needs, nature, interests, and abilities?
A) Core problem design
B) Subject-centered design
C) Learner-centered design
D) Academic Discipline design
  • 8. What is the main purpose of learner-centered curriculum design?
A) To develop learners’ potentials and abilities
B) To organize subjects around one common theme
C) To organize all content according to academic disciplines
D) To prioritize textbook content over learner needs
  • 9. Which statement BEST describes child-centered design?
A) It organizes content according to separate academic disciplines.
B) It requires all learning experiences to be predetermined by teachers.
C) It emphasizes social problems as the basis of curriculum content.
D) It bases learning on students’ needs, interests, and life.
  • 10. According to the material, what did Rousseau emphasize regarding the learning environment?
A) Learners should be taught mainly through academic disciplines.
B) Learners should learn primarily through formal examinations.
C) Learners should be taught in their natural environment.
D) Learners should primarily study through textbooks.
  • 11. What is a major characteristic of experience-centered design?
A) Children's needs cannot always be anticipated and completely planned for.
B) All learning experiences are organized according to academic subjects.
C) Teachers determine every learning activity before instruction begins.
D) Students are expected to follow a fixed sequence of textbook lessons.
  • 12. In experience-centered design, which role is most appropriate for the teacher?
A) Content controller
B) Curriculum examiner
C) Sole decision-maker for student activities
D) Provider of opportunities for learning
  • 13. Which design is associated with the belief that schools may reinforce social divisions between the “haves” and “have-nots”?
A) Child-centered design
B) Humanistic design
C) Romantic/Radical design
D) Academic Discipline design
  • 14. In Romantic/Radical design, the teacher is expected to function as an:
A) awareness maker
B) subject coordinator
C) academic evaluator
D) curriculum planner
  • 15. Which characteristic BEST represents humanistic curriculum design?
A) Emphasis on standardized learning experiences
B) Exclusive focus on solving contemporary social problems
C) A conducive environment involving genuineness, empathy, and mutual respect
D) Strict organization of content by academic discipline
  • 16. Which classroom environment is most consistent with humanistic design?
A) Collaborative, multidisciplinary, and flexible
B) Primarily focused on written examinations
C) Strictly organized around separate academic disciplines
D) Highly standardized, competitive, and teacher-controlled
  • 17. Problem-centered curriculum design primarily organizes learning around:
A) isolated theoretical concepts
B) learners’ problems, needs, interests, and abilities
C) predetermined student learning styles
D) textbook chapters and academic subjects
  • 18. Why can problem-centered curriculum design help prepare students for the real world?
A) It exposes students to real-life issues and transferable problem-solving skills.
B) It removes subject content from the curriculum completely.
C) It focuses mainly on memorizing academic content.
D) It minimizes student participation in learning.
  • 19. Which feature is characteristic of life-situation design?
A) It organizes content to help students examine problem areas and areas of living.
B) It organizes all subjects around one preschool theme.
C) It requires learners to choose every topic independently.
D) It focuses exclusively on academic disciplines.
  • 20. Which is an example of a concern that may be used as a starting point in life-situation design?
A) Pressing problems of society and students’ existing concerns
B) A standardized subject classification
C) A purely theoretical academic concept
D) A purely theoretical academic concept
  • 21. What is the central focus of core problem design?
A) Individual student preferences without group discussion
B) Memorization of predetermined information
C) Separate academic subjects and disciplines
D) Common needs, problems, and concerns of learners
  • 22. Which should occur SEVENTH in the core design process described in the material?
A) Obtain and organize information
B) State the tentative solution
C) Analyze and interpret the information.
D) Evaluate the conclusion.
  • 23. Which statement BEST represents the problem-centered approach?
A) Learners should avoid social and community concerns.
B) Learners can direct and guide themselves in resolving problems.
C) Learners are expected to depend primarily on teachers when resolving problems.
D) Learners should focus only on academic content.
  • 24. Which principle of curriculum design determines the breadth and depth of content included in an educational plan?
A) Sequence
B) Integration
C) Balance
D) Scope
  • 25. Which question is most directly answered by the principle of scope?
A) “What should students learn?”
B) “When should students learn it?”
C) “How should classroom activities be grouped?”
D) “How should learning be assessed?”
  • 26. A Mathematics curriculum teaches basic operations before fractions, then equations, and later advanced algebra. Which principle is illustrated?
A) Sequence
B) Integration
C) Balance
D) Scope
  • 27. Which sequencing approach places foundational knowledge before skills that depend on it?
A) Concrete to abstract
B) Chronological learning
C) Prerequisite learning
D) Whole to part
  • 28. What does balance mean in curriculum design?
A) Giving greater emphasis to only the most difficult content
B) Organizing all curriculum content according to chronological order
C) Equitably distributing content, time, learning experiences, and other curriculum elements
D) Giving every subject exactly the same amount of time
  • 29. Which situation BEST demonstrates balance in a Mathematics curriculum?
A) Teaching only topics that students find easy
B) Giving appropriate attention to algebra, geometry, statistics, and other important areas
C) Spending almost the entire year on algebra because it is important
D) Giving every topic exactly the same number of class meetings regardless of importance
  • 30. Which statement BEST explains how scope, sequence, and balance work together?
A) C. Scope determines teaching methods, sequence determines learning styles, and balance determines grades.
B) Scope determines assessment, sequence determines student interests, and balance determines classroom discipline.
C) Scope determines student grouping, sequence determines resources, and balance determines academic subjects.
D) Scope determines what is included, sequence determines the order, and balance ensures appropriate emphasis.
  • 31. Subject-centered curriculum design primarily focuses on the content of the curriculum.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 32. Multidisciplinary integration involves merging exactly two related disciplines.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 33. Learner-centered curriculum design aims to make the curriculum relevant and responsive to learners.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 34. Experience-centered design assumes that all children's needs can be accurately predicted and completely planned in advance.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 35. Humanistic curriculum design emphasizes genuineness, empathy, and mutual respect.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 36. Problem-centered curriculum design focuses exclusively on academic subjects and does not address real-life issues.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 37. Scope refers to the breadth and depth of content, topics, and learning experiences included in an educational plan.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 38. Sequence refers to the equitable distribution of content, time, and learning experiences.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 39. Balance requires continuous review and adjustment to keep the curriculum effective and relevant.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 40. The MATATAG Curriculum addresses curriculum congestion by focusing on essential learning competencies and strengthening foundational skills.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
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