EDN/VI/09 Student's Copy
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6th Semester
EDUCATION
NINTH PAPER
Curriculum Development
Full Marks 75
Time 3 hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 25
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 10
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×10=10
1. Curriculum consists of the totality of that a pupil receives in the
school.
teaching
discipline
experiences
instructions
2. Differentiation in curriculum means
specialization
generalization
integration
correlation
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3. Diagnosis of students' weakness comes under the stage of in
curriculum construction.
evaluation of textbook
selection of content
situational analyses
selection of objectives
4. Principle of utility in curriculum construction has been given by
naturalism
pragmatism
realism
idealism
5. Psychological basis of education emphasizes that education is for the
society
teacher
school
child
6. "Education aims at strengthening the social structure and improving
conditions of living." This applies to
philosophical basis of curriculum
sociological basis of curriculum
psychological basis of curriculum
scientific tendency
7. When curriculum evaluation is done there is
course improvement
change in question pattern
new textbook
change in administration
8. Evaluation conducted during the process of an activity is
summative evaluation
formative evaluation
scientific approach to evaluation
intrinsic evaluation
EDN/VI/09/444 2 Contd.
9. Curriculum improvement brings about
curriculum change
curriculum evaluation
curriculum construction
None of the above
10. is one of the factors affecting curriculum change.
Administrative regulation
Selection of content
Socio-political change
None of the above
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Write briefly on the following 3×5=15
1. Any two types of curriculum
2. Situational analysis in the process of curriculum construction
3. Sociological foundations of curriculum
4. Summative evaluation
5. Factors of curriculum change
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PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. Explain the concept of curriculum. Discuss the different functions of
curriculum. 4+6=10
OR
What do you mean by differentiated curriculum? Discuss the needs and
importance of differentiated curriculum. 3+7=10
2. Discuss selection of objectives as a process of curriculum construction. 10
OR
Explain the principles of curriculum construction. 10
3. Discuss the psychological foundations of curriculum. 10
OR
Discuss the philosophical foundations of curriculum. 10
4. What do you mean by curriculum evaluation? Discuss the need of
curriculum evaluation. 4+6=10
OR
Compare and contrast summative evaluation and formative evaluation. 10
5. Give the meaning of curriculum change. Discuss the various needs of
curriculum change. 3+7=10
OR
Elaborate the factors affecting curriculum change. 10