Curriculum
What is Curriculum?
The set of courses, and there content, offered at a school or university.
When rigid roles or traits are assigned to all or most members of a group
Stereotyping
Who develops curriculum formally and informally?
Teachers
What is the formal curriculum taught in schools?
This curriculum is made up of courses, lessons, and other learning experiences, such as tests, quizzes, and assessments.
During the 1960's, this form of bias neglected the use of African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans and women in texts
Invisibility
True or False the major goal of textbook publishers is to sell there books.
FALSE
A more accurate way to name textbooks, lesson plans, and arranged classroom experiences for learning is the __ or __ curriculum
Formal or Explicit
What refers to illusion of equity to lure educators into purchasing books that appear current diverse and balanced
Cosmetic Bias
Do students have some curricular say in selecting topics for independent projects, research, and authentic
Yes
The invisible curriculum is also known as the __ or __ curriculum
Implicit or hidden
Words such as "roaming" and "wandering" are used to describe Native Americans creating this form of bias
Linguistic
Who influences the curriculum through judicial decisions, finical incentives and legislation.
Federal Govermemt
How does the invisible curriculum influence learning?
An educator can design hidden curriculum to teach positive characteristics such as dignity, humility, hard work, responsibility, and appreciation. Hidden curriculum has the potential to positively impact students and even change lives
Texts can perpetuate bias by presenting only one side of an issue creating this form of bias
Imbalance and selectivity
What do standardized test prove?
Standardized test scores are used by districts and states to identify student progress, measure how students are performing in different schools, and compare how different groups of students perform relative to others.