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Who developed the Taba Model of Curriculum Development?
Who developed the Taba Model of Curriculum Development?
- Jerome Bruner
- Hilda Taba (correct)
- John Dewey
- Lev Vygotsky
True or false:The Taba Model of Curriculum Development involves 3 key principles.
True or false:The Taba Model of Curriculum Development involves 3 key principles.
False (B)
Who developed the Taba model of curriculum development?
Who developed the Taba model of curriculum development?
Hilda Taba.
True or false: The Taba Model of Curriculum Development involves a grassroots approach with 5 steps.
True or false: The Taba Model of Curriculum Development involves a grassroots approach with 5 steps.
What does the Taba model define curriculum as?
What does the Taba model define curriculum as?
Which approach involves returning to the same topics over time to consolidate prior knowledge and build on it?
Which approach involves returning to the same topics over time to consolidate prior knowledge and build on it?
True or false: The Spiral Curriculum involves iterative revisiting of topics throughout the course.
True or false: The Spiral Curriculum involves iterative revisiting of topics throughout the course.
How many steps are involved in the Taba model of curriculum development?
How many steps are involved in the Taba model of curriculum development?
What is the main strength of the Taba Model of Curriculum Development?
What is the main strength of the Taba Model of Curriculum Development?
True or false: The Spiral Curriculum is designed to teach highly unstructured bodies of knowledge.
True or false: The Spiral Curriculum is designed to teach highly unstructured bodies of knowledge.
Which curriculum approach involves iterative revisiting of topics throughout the course?
Which curriculum approach involves iterative revisiting of topics throughout the course?
What are some strengths of the Taba model?
What are some strengths of the Taba model?
What is the main limitation of the Taba Model of Curriculum Development?
What is the main limitation of the Taba Model of Curriculum Development?
Who developed the spiral curriculum?
Who developed the spiral curriculum?
True or false: The Strand Curriculum is an alternative to the Spiral Curriculum that integrates multiple topics into each lesson.
True or false: The Strand Curriculum is an alternative to the Spiral Curriculum that integrates multiple topics into each lesson.
What are the 3 key principles of the spiral curriculum?
What are the 3 key principles of the spiral curriculum?
Which curriculum approach is designed to teach highly structured bodies of knowledge like mathematics, physical sciences, and history?
Which curriculum approach is designed to teach highly structured bodies of knowledge like mathematics, physical sciences, and history?
True or false: The Taba Model of Curriculum Development was developed by Jerome Bruner.
True or false: The Taba Model of Curriculum Development was developed by Jerome Bruner.
Which approach allows for teacher focus on structuring work?
Which approach allows for teacher focus on structuring work?
What types of subjects is the spiral curriculum designed for?
What types of subjects is the spiral curriculum designed for?
True or false: The Spiral Curriculum relies on prior knowledge and spaced repetition.
True or false: The Spiral Curriculum relies on prior knowledge and spaced repetition.
What is the strand curriculum and how does it differ from the spiral curriculum?
What is the strand curriculum and how does it differ from the spiral curriculum?
Which approach relies on prior knowledge and spaced repetition?
Which approach relies on prior knowledge and spaced repetition?
True or false: The Taba Model of Curriculum Development emphasizes the need for mastery teaching.
True or false: The Taba Model of Curriculum Development emphasizes the need for mastery teaching.
What are some limitations of the spiral curriculum?
What are some limitations of the spiral curriculum?
What is the main limitation of the Spiral Curriculum approach?
What is the main limitation of the Spiral Curriculum approach?
True or false: The Spiral Curriculum allows for developmentally appropriate learning.
True or false: The Spiral Curriculum allows for developmentally appropriate learning.
Which is an alternative to the Spiral Curriculum that integrates multiple topics into each lesson?
Which is an alternative to the Spiral Curriculum that integrates multiple topics into each lesson?
True or false: The Taba Model of Curriculum Development focuses on teaching highly structured bodies of knowledge.
True or false: The Taba Model of Curriculum Development focuses on teaching highly structured bodies of knowledge.
What is an alternative to the spiral curriculum for some subjects?
What is an alternative to the spiral curriculum for some subjects?
Study Notes
Taba Model of Curriculum Development:
- Developed by Hilda Taba, an architect, curriculum theorist, reformer, and teacher educator
- Defines curriculum as a document containing aims, objectives, content, and patterns of learning and teaching
- Grassroots approach with 7 steps: diagnosis of learners' needs, formulation of objectives, selection of content, organization of content, selection of learning experiences, organization of learning activities, and evaluation
- Strengths include higher-order thinking skills, comprehension skills, collaborative learning, and healthy classroom discussions
- Limitations include difficulty for some students with open-ended aspect and difficulty adapting to all subjects or types of texts Spiral Curriculum:
- Developed by cognitive theorist Jerome Bruner in 1960
- Involves returning to the same topics over time to consolidate prior knowledge and build on it
- 3 key principles: cyclical, increasing depth, and utilizing prior knowledge
- Designed to teach highly structured bodies of knowledge like mathematics, physical sciences, and history
- Involves iterative revisiting of topics throughout the course
- Curriculum should constantly revisit and reexamine fundamental ideas to deepen understanding over time
- To design a curriculum using the spiral approach, create units of work that increase in complexity and start where the previous unit ended.
- The spiral curriculum approach involves revisiting and building upon ideas over time.
- It is used in various subjects, including math, literacy, and language education.
- The approach relies on prior knowledge and spaced repetition.
- It allows for developmentally appropriate learning and teacher focus on structuring work.
- However, it can be time-consuming for designers and lead to curriculum crowding.
- Short courses may not benefit from this approach.
- The strand curriculum is an alternative that integrates multiple topics into each lesson.
- The spiral approach highlights the open-ended nature of learning.
- Its limitations include rigidity and the need to re-teach content.
- Mastery teaching may be a better alternative for some subjects.
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