Curriculum design

Needs analysis is a process of collecting and analyzing information about learners in order to set ______ and _________ of a language curriculum based on their needs.

• content, objectives

• objectives, goals

• goals, content

Many scholars indicate that knowing about learners’ needs such as “their learning objectives, ______________________, expectations from the course” are necessary in order to design an efficient curriculum (Brindley, 1984; Nunan, 1988, Xenodohids, 2002, et Kayi, 2008).

• language attitudes

• general interest

• learning style

In curriculum, aims are general statements that provide __________ or intent to educational action.

• scope

• focus

• direction

Objectives are usually specific statements of educational ___________ which describe either general or specific outcomes.

• areas

• intention

• direction

Currently, most objectives are written in ____________ terms.

• creative

• observable

• behavioral

"Students will create expressive gestures to match the action they have seen" What domain does this statement describe?

• physical

• cognitive

• affective

The ______________________ Theory explains why the brain is the most incredible network of information processing and interpretation in the body as we learn things.

• social learning

• cognitive behavioral

• cognitive learning

____________ is a worldview that assumes a learner is essentially passive, responding to environmental stimuli.

• Behaviourism

• Constructivism

• Humanism

___________curriculum design should involve reflection on the opportunities for different approaches to learning to be embedded and/or offered as alternatives within the curriculum.

• Alternative

• Holistic

• Inclusive

The core concept of the National Philosophy of Education is the value and role of _____________ in the development of individual and the role of ________________.

• educators, society

• knowledge, community

• nation, citizen