CBC Fundamentals
This type of curriculum emphasizes developing knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes for real-life challenges.
What is Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC)?
Understand" and "know" are considered vague and non-measurable verbs in learning outcomes, making them difficult to assess without an accompanying observable action.
What are verbs to avoid in a SMART learning outcome?
This core competency involves expressing ideas clearly and confidently through various means like speaking, writing, and non-verbal cues.
What is Communication?
These are any tools or resources a teacher utilizes in the classroom to facilitate and enhance the learning process.
What are instructional materials or teaching-learning aids?
This continuous assessment type is primarily used to guide instruction and enhance learning, often through methods like quizzes or teacher observation.
What is Assessment for Learning (Formative Assessment)?
In CBC, the teacher's role shifts from a main source of knowledge to ..............
What is facilitator, guide, or mentor?
In the SMART criteria for learning outcomes, the letter 'M' represents this quality, ensuring the outcome can be assessed.
What is Measurable?
This competency is defined as working effectively with others to achieve a common goal while respecting diverse viewpoints.
What is Collaboration?
Handouts, textbooks, and pamphlets belong to this classification of instructional materials, characterized by written or typed content on paper.
What are Print materials?
When learners engage in self-reflection on their own progress, such as through peer review or self-assessment checklists, they are participating in this type of assessment.
What is Assessment as Learning?
Unlike traditional curricula, CBC allows learners to progress at their own pace based on..........
What is mastery?
When a learning outcome requires learners to "design, compose, or construct," it corresponds to this highest cognitive level in Bloom's Taxonomy.
What is Create?
Analyzing information, evaluating arguments, and making reasoned decisions based on logic and evidence are key aspects of this core competency.
What is Critical Thinking?
This factor in material selection ensures that all learners, regardless of their background or abilities, can effectively use and benefit from the instructional aid.
What is Equitable Access?
Rubrics, checklists, and observation guides are specific examples of these, which teachers use to gather evidence of learners' competency achievement.
What are assessment tools and strategies?
This aspect of CBC ensures that learning adapts to diverse needs and supports learners with different abilities
What is inclusivity?
The verb "explain" in a learning outcome, such as "Learners will be able to explain the causes of pollution," is associated with this level of Bloom's Taxonomy.
What is Understand?
This competency encompasses generating novel ideas, exploring innovative approaches, and expressing oneself imaginatively.
What is Creativity?
Radio broadcasts, podcasts, and language laboratory recordings are examples of this type of instructional material, primarily engaging the sense of hearing.
What are Audio materials?
A question like "What is photosynthesis?" is considered a "bad" assessment because it primarily tests this, rather than application or deeper understanding.
What is rote memory or recall?
What is rote learning or content-based learning?
To transform the vague outcome "Pupils will know about different types of animals" into a measurable one, you could use this action verb.
What is "describe" or "classify"?
Empowering learners to navigate complex situations and make informed, independent decisions is a key benefit of developing this core competency.
What is Critical Thinking?
Educational films, television programs, and multimedia presentations are instructional materials that stimulate both the sense of sight and hearing.
What are Audio-Visual materials?
Beyond being open-ended and real-life relevant, good CBC assessment questions should actively promote these four core competencies.
What are critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration?