Curriculum
.1. Which type of curriculum design is most widely used and presents knowledge in the form of subjects?
o a) Activity-Centered Design
o b) Subject-Centered Design
o c) Integrated Curriculum
o d) Hidden Curriculum
o Answer: b) Subject-Centered Design
2. Which characteristic is associated with subject-centered design?
o a) Student-centered
o b) Emphasizes human development
o c) Teacher-centered
o d) Flexible planning
o Answer: c) Teacher-centered
3. In a subject-centered classroom, what is the role of the student?
o a) Active and cooperative
o b) Passive and silent
o c) Engaged in project-based learning
o d) Self-directed
o Answer: b) Passive and silent
4. What is a significant disadvantage of subject-centered design?
o a) Expensive
o b) Focuses on rote learning
o c) Requires extensive teacher training
o d) Difficult to implement
o Answer: b) Focuses on rote learning
5. Which statement is true about subject-centered design?
o a) It integrates different subjects.
o b) It is easy to apply in large classes.
o c) It emphasizes student interests.
o d) It is highly flexible.
o Answer: b) It is easy to apply in large classes.
Types of Subject-Centered Design
6. Which type of subject-centered design focuses on subjects being taught separately and independently?
o a) Broad Field Design
o b) Academic Discipline Design
o c) Subject Design
o d) Core Curriculum
o Answer: c) Subject Design
7. Which design groups similar subjects like Pakistan Studies, History, and Political Science together?
o a) Subject Design
o b) Academic Discipline Design
o c) Broad Field Design
o d) Integrated Curriculum
o Answer: c) Broad Field Design
8. Academic Discipline Design groups subjects like:
o a) Social Studies, Biological Sciences
o b) History, Political Science
o c) Mathematics, Art
o d) Physical Education, Music
o Answer: a) Social Studies, Biological Sciences
Activity-Centered (Modern Paradigm) Design
9. Which educational thinker’s ideas is activity-centered design based on?
o a) Philip W. Jackson
o b) Jerome Bruner
o c) John Dewey
o d) Maria Montessori
o Answer: c) John Dewey
10. What does activity-centered design emphasize?
o a) Rigidity and strict planning
o b) Student’s interests and capabilities
o c) Teacher as the main authority
o d) Rote memorization
o Answer: b) Student’s interests and capabilities
11. What is the primary teaching method in activity-centered design?
o a) Explanatory method
o b) Lecture-based learning
o c) Problem-solving method
o d) Rote learning
o Answer: c) Problem-solving method
12. Which is a drawback of activity-centered design?
o a) It ignores student interests.
o b) It is inexpensive.
o c) It is mostly suitable for large classes.
o d) It is an expensive method.
o Answer: d) It is an expensive method.
Integrated Curriculum (Fused Curriculum)
13. What is another name for the integrated curriculum?
o a) Traditional curriculum
o b) Rigid curriculum
o c) Thematic curriculum
o d) Broad Field curriculum
o Answer: c) Thematic curriculum
14. Which curriculum reduces the number of books and curriculum load for primary students?
o a) Subject-centered curriculum
o b) Integrated curriculum
o c) Core curriculum
o d) Hidden curriculum
o Answer: b) Integrated curriculum
15. What is a key focus of the integrated curriculum?
o a) Rote learning
o b) Rigid compartmentalization of subjects
o c) Development of basic language skills
o d) Teacher-centered learning
o Answer: c) Development of basic language skills
Core Curriculum
16. What does the core curriculum include?
o a) Optional and elective subjects
o b) Knowledge derived from civic and social needs
o c) Hidden and null curriculum
o d) Specialized vocational courses
o Answer: b) Knowledge derived from civic and social needs
17. Which subjects are typically part of the common core in core curriculum?
o a) Music, Art, Physical Education
o b) History, Math, Social Studies
o c) Economics, Fine Arts
o d) Vocational Training
o Answer: b) History, Math, Social Studies
18. What is a key purpose of core curriculum?
o a) Preparing students for specialized fields
o b) Reducing curriculum load
o c) Addressing recurring social issues
o d) Developing artistic skills
o Answer: c) Addressing recurring social issues
Hidden Curriculum
19. What does hidden curriculum refer to?
o a) Planned and published content
o b) Unwritten social rules and expectations
o c) Standardized academic content
o d) Elective subjects
o Answer: b) Unwritten social rules and expectations
20. Who coined the term “hidden curriculum”?
o a) John Dewey
o b) Philip W. Jackson
o c) Maria Montessori
o d) Elliot Eisner
o Answer: b) Philip W. Jackson
Null Curriculum
21. What does null curriculum focus on?
o a) Excluded content not taught in schools
o b) Integrated interdisciplinary learning
o c) Hidden social values
o d) Curriculum designed for all learners
o Answer: a) Excluded content not taught in schools
22. Who introduced the concept of null curriculum?
o a) John Dewey
o b) Philip W. Jackson
o c) Elliot Eisner
o d) Jerome Bruner
o Answer: c) Elliot Eisner
Competency-Based Curriculum
23. Competency-based curriculum focuses on:
o a) Content knowledge
o b) What learners are expected to do
o c) Memorization skills
o d) Integration of subjects
o Answer: b) What learners are expected to do
24. Which curriculum is designed to teach skills needed by learners with cognitive impairments?
o a) Integrated curriculum
o b) Functional curriculum
o c) Core curriculum
o d) Spiral curriculum
o Answer: b) Functional curriculum
Spiral Curriculum
25. Which curriculum design involves repeated presentation of concepts at increasing levels of complexity?
o a) Activity-centered curriculum
o b) Subject-centered curriculum
o c) Spiral curriculum
o d) Core curriculum
o Answer: c) Spiral curriculum
Implemented Curriculum
26. What does implemented curriculum refer to?
o a) The planned curriculum designed by experts
o b) The curriculum actually taught in the classroom
o c) The outcomes achieved by students
o d) The hidden social expectations
o Answer: b) The curriculum actually taught in the classroom
Inclusive Curriculum
27. Which curriculum considers diverse needs and characteristics of all learners?
o a) Subject-centered curriculum
o b) Core curriculum
o c) Inclusive curriculum
o d) Activity-centered curriculum
o Answer: c) Inclusive curriculum
Montessori Curriculum
28. The Montessori curriculum is characterized by:
o a) Teacher-centered approach
o b) Rigid compartmentalization
o c) Self-directed, hands-on learning
o d) Integration of subjects
o Answer: c) Self-directed, hands-on learning
29. Which curriculum emphasizes real-world, practical learning experiences?
o a) Spiral curriculum
o b) Subject-centered curriculum
o c) Experiential/Hands-On curriculum
o d) Core curriculum
o Answer: c) Experiential/Hands-On curriculum
30. Overlapping curriculum integrates content from different subject areas for:
o a) Compartmentalized learning
o b) Interdisciplinary learning
o c) Traditional lecture-based learning
o d) Memorization-focused education
o Answer: b) Interdisciplinary learning
