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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.

    False

    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.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Taba model define curriculum as?

    <p>A document containing aims, objectives, content, and patterns of learning and teaching.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which approach involves returning to the same topics over time to consolidate prior knowledge and build on it?

    <p>Spiral Curriculum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The Spiral Curriculum involves iterative revisiting of topics throughout the course.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many steps are involved in the Taba model of curriculum development?

    <p>7 steps.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main strength of the Taba Model of Curriculum Development?

    <p>Higher-order thinking skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The Spiral Curriculum is designed to teach highly unstructured bodies of knowledge.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which curriculum approach involves iterative revisiting of topics throughout the course?

    <p>Spiral Curriculum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some strengths of the Taba model?

    <p>Higher-order thinking skills, comprehension skills, collaborative learning, and healthy classroom discussions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main limitation of the Taba Model of Curriculum Development?

    <p>Difficulty adapting to all subjects or types of texts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed the spiral curriculum?

    <p>Jerome Bruner.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The Strand Curriculum is an alternative to the Spiral Curriculum that integrates multiple topics into each lesson.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the 3 key principles of the spiral curriculum?

    <p>Cyclical, increasing depth, and utilizing prior knowledge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which curriculum approach is designed to teach highly structured bodies of knowledge like mathematics, physical sciences, and history?

    <p>Spiral Curriculum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The Taba Model of Curriculum Development was developed by Jerome Bruner.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which approach allows for teacher focus on structuring work?

    <p>Spiral Curriculum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What types of subjects is the spiral curriculum designed for?

    <p>Highly structured bodies of knowledge like mathematics, physical sciences, and history.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The Spiral Curriculum relies on prior knowledge and spaced repetition.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the strand curriculum and how does it differ from the spiral curriculum?

    <p>The strand curriculum is an alternative that integrates multiple topics into each lesson, whereas the spiral curriculum involves revisiting and building upon ideas over time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which approach relies on prior knowledge and spaced repetition?

    <p>Spiral Curriculum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The Taba Model of Curriculum Development emphasizes the need for mastery teaching.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some limitations of the spiral curriculum?

    <p>Rigidity and the need to re-teach content.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main limitation of the Spiral Curriculum approach?

    <p>Curriculum crowding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The Spiral Curriculum allows for developmentally appropriate learning.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which is an alternative to the Spiral Curriculum that integrates multiple topics into each lesson?

    <p>Strand Curriculum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The Taba Model of Curriculum Development focuses on teaching highly structured bodies of knowledge.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an alternative to the spiral curriculum for some subjects?

    <p>Mastery teaching.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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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