Curriculum & Assessment Flashcards

Flashcards about Curriculum & Assessment

Curriculum

The means & materials with which students will interact for the purpose of achieving identified educational outcomes

3 Key Points of Curriculum

Designed to identify desired outcomes, affects students, not what you planned or wished for, cannot divorce the student from the concept of curriculum

Purpose of Curriculum

What people in a particular society desire and what students need to know (necessary)

Explicit Curriculum

Subjects taught knowledge, skills, explicitly students expected to acquire

Implicit Curriculum

Message underneath explicit curricular choices

Null Curriculum

The options students are not afforded

Extra-Curriculum

All those school sponsored experiences designed to supplement instruction. Voluntary participation

Common Core Learning Standards Pros and Cons

Accountability, Clarity, Transparency, Unity, Local Opportunity

Common Core Learning Standards Cons

Time, Stress (ASSESSMENT), Single mindedness, Flexibility↓ Creativity↓, Bias

How to avoid the activity trap?

Teachers can avoid the trap by being aware of it and focusing on meaningful activities

Why do we assess?

We assess to see if students achieved the intended outcomes

Curriculum & Assessment Intended OUTCOMES

Intended OUTCOMES - curriculum. How will I know if they met the Intended OUTCOMES? - Assessment