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Some instructors and curriculum planners believe that assessing the achievement of instructional objectives constitutes curriculum This is a mistake for: 1. it places the onus on the teacher to create balanced objectives 2. it assumes that the instructional process is always solid and the effectiveness of the curriculum is always a given 3. it equates curriculum with instruction 4. “b” and “c” are correct

Direct instructional approaches can be best described as: student-centered instruction. technological instruction. teacher-centered instruction. the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model.

An example of a widely used form of alternative assessment is: 1. standardized tests 2. common assessments 3. the SAT 4. portfolios

Achievement in the cognitive domain is ordinarily demonstrated in school by pupil performance on: 1. oral exams administered to individuals 2. written tests given to an individual 3. written tests administered to a group 4. “a” and “c” are correct

Experienced teachers who provide guidance and support for beginning teachers are most commonly called: supervisors. support staff. mentors. peer teachers

Curriculum evaluation should include qualitative data from sources such as: 1. observations 2. surveys 3. portfolios 4. all of the above

According to the text, evaluation is: 1. the process of making judgments 2. validating assessments 3. the process of gathering data to make judgments 4. selecting a model for designing curriculum

Factual, conceptual, procedural, and metacognitive are categories of which dimension of Bloom’s cognitive domain? The evaluation and analysis dimension The cognitive process dimension The knowledge dimension The psychomotor dimension

Which of the following instructional models moves slowly from teacher-as-model, to joint responsibility between teacher and student, to students practicing independently? The Gradual Release of Responsibility Model Inductive instructional approaches Independent instructional approaches Social instruction approaches

Requiring the student to complete certain activities related to the instructional objectives relates to: reinforcing desired behaviors. academic accountability. enhancing student self-concepts. establishing positive teacher-student relationships.