Understanding Curriculum Integration
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What does the term 'curriculum' encompass?

  • Academics, arts, physical education, extracurricular activities, and support services and programs (correct)
  • Physical education only
  • Only academics
  • Arts and extracurricular activities only

How is curriculum defined by the RI Department of Education?

  • As a flexible approach to teaching and learning
  • As a standards-based sequence of planned experiences for academic learning (correct)
  • As an optional guide for educators
  • As a rigid set of rules

According to the University of Delaware, what is curriculum likened to?

  • A playground
  • A library
  • A floor plan or blueprint for what is going to be taught/learned/experienced (correct)
  • A laboratory

What does an integrated curriculum allow children to do?

<p>Transfer their learning to other settings (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is implied by an integrated curriculum?

<p>Learning that is synthesized across traditional subject areas (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does research suggest about an integrated approach to learning?

<p>It is brain compatible (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of learning does the brain learn best in, according to Jensen (1996)?

<p>Real-life, immersion-style multi-path learning (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Bredekamp (1992), how are skills taught in an integrated curriculum?

<p>As needed to accomplish projects (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is reflective of developmentally appropriate practice in an integrated curriculum?

<p>Integrating the curriculum based on children’s interests and suggestions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key to planning an integrated child-centered curriculum, according to Schwartz & Pollishuke (1991)?

<p>Balance among large group, small group, and individual activities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be considered during planning in curriculum integration?

<p>The children’s strengths and interests (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is involved in Step 3 of Curriculum Integration?

<p>Activities and Assessment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of curriculum integration focuses on providing a deeper understanding of content?

<p>Interdisciplinary Integration (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What benefit does curriculum integration provide according to the text?

<p>It encourages active participation in relevant real-life experiences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What method of curriculum integration involves learning centers/parallel disciplines?

<p>Learning Centers/Parallel Disciplines (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is a characteristic of an integrated program according to the text?

<p>Activities that are both teacher-initiated and directed and child-initiated and directed (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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