Chapter 6Curriculum,

Standards, and TestingBy: Ian Chang &

Wilson Ly

CurriculumO Saber-tooth CurriculumO Visible CurriculumO Invisible CurriculumO Extra Curriculum

Shaping Curriculum O TeachersO Parental and Community groupsO StudentsO AdministratorsO GovernmentO Colleges and universitiesO Standardized testsO Education commissions and CommitteesO Professional OrganizationsO Special interest groupO Publishers

Common Core Standards

O Provides “a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn”

O Focus on core math concepts and an emphasis on core writing and nonfiction reading

O Attempts to develop a single set of core standards for all states, and allow for more accurate state-to state comparisons

O Other subjects are still being debated for the content they cover (science, history, psychology, etc.)

Evaluating Teachers by Student Test Scores

O Imperfect approach to the “value-added” concept.

O More representative of a student’s world rather than the teacher’s

O Can sometimes lead to deliberate attempts to receive more funding (Campbell’s Law)

O A better alternative is expert evaluations that observe student progress and other measures.

Tension PointsO Intelligent Design vs. EvolutionO Censorship and the CurriculumO Cultural literacy or Cultural

Imperialism

The Technology Revolution

O Computer RevolutionO Ways technology is used in the

classroomO Digital Divide

Suggestions for Tomorrow’s Curriculum

O Critical thinking skillsO Financial literacyO Physical FitnessO Civics EducationO CreativityO Collaboration and Human Relations