Quiz 1 / Module 105 - Building your Syllabus

1. In developing individual lessons for your course it is important to:

A. give each lesson a coherent theme or purpose.
B. define the course length by the lesson structure.
C. have one for each class meeting or for each week of class.
D. provide large chunks of content that are assimilated over time.

2. When matching your lessons to the school calendar you may want to make the assumption that:

A. you will be out sick one day.
B. you can make up for holidays.
C. your students can be held over if necessary.
D. many students leave class after the first break

3. The most important question to ask when developing student centered objectives is,:

A. “What have I said they will learn in my syllabus?”
B. “What is the academic background of my students?”
C. “What should my students be able to do after taking the course?”
D. “What objectives were used for developing the text book content?”

4. The list of learning objectives can also be used:

A. in lieu of a syllabus.
B. as the course outline.
C. in lieu of lecture notes.
D. as a study list for quizzes and tests.

5. Studying the course outline will help you understand:

A. the purpose of the course.
B. the teaching sequence.
C. the course content.
D. the course exam.

6. One mistake made by new instructors in developing their course syllabus is:

A. putting in too much information.
B. trying to cover too much material.
C. trying to meet diversified student needs.
D. getting confused over holiday make-ups.