Graduate School

Mindanao State University

General Santos City

Comprehensive
Examination for
Education

Advanced Curriculum Development

Prof. Rosalita T. Nuez, MNSA PhD.
1. What is a curriculum?
2. What are the differences between a syllabus and a curriculum?
3. What are the differences between intended, implemented and
achieved curriculum?
4. How does the traditional point of view of the curriculum differ from the
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progressive point of view?

What are the types of curriculum operating in schools?
What are the components of the curriculum?
What factors determine the aims, goals and objectives of a curriculum?
What are the criteria needed in the selection of the subject matter for

the curriculum?
9. What are the principles to follow in organizing the learning content of
the curriculum according to Palma? Explain each.
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How do you determine the curriculum experiences or the
strategies and methods to be used in teaching the content of the
curriculum?
11.
What are the different steps for curriculum evaluation process?
Why
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is curriculum evaluation important?

What are the stages of curriculum development?
What are the six steps to curriculum development?
What are the six elements of 21 st learning skills? How are they

different from the 20th century framework?

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What is curriculum design?
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What are the dimensions of curriculum design?
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How do you differentiate the following common approaches to
curriculum design:
a. Child/learner-centered approach
b. Subject-centered approach
c. Problem-centered and human relation-centered approach
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What are the four pillars of education?
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How are todays learners different from their predecessors?
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What is whole brain design? How can it be applied to education?
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What is Blooms Revised Taxonomy? Why do curriculum
developers use it? How does it differ from the original Blooms
Taxonomy?
22.
What are the multiple intelligences? What is its relevance to
curriculum development?
23.
What are the differences between vision, mission, goals and
objectives?

24.

How

is

curriculum

development

germane

to

national

development goals and objectives?

25.
Differentiate the Ralph Tyler Model and Hilda Taba Model of
curriculum design.
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Who are the stakeholders of the curriculum? What are their roles
in its implementation?
27.
Can technology replace teachers? What are the roles of
technology in implementing the curriculum?
28.
How is pilot testing and monitoring done in the implementation
of the curriculum?
29.
What do you

understand

about

globalization?

How

does

globalization affect curriculum development?

30.
What is K-12? What is the justification for the implementation of
K-12? What is the Bologna accord? What is Washington accord?

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