WGU D630 Task 3: Evaluating Curriculum Alignment (OIM2) 2026
1. What does the ‘O’ in the OIM2 model represent when evaluating curriculum?
A. Objectives
B. Organization
C. Outcome
D. Observation
Answer: A
Rationale: In the OIM2 model, the O stands for Objectives, which define what students are
expected to learn and be able to do.
2. Which component of the OIM2 model refers to the actual activities and
methods used to teach the content?
A. Measurement
B. Integration
C. Management
D. Instruction
Answer: D
Rationale: Instruction refers to the pedagogical strategies and learning activities designed
to help students achieve the objectives.
,3. In curriculum alignment, ‘Measurement’ primarily refers to which of the
following?
A. The length of the lesson plan
B. The number of students in the class
C. The budget allocated for materials
D. Assessments used to evaluate student learning
Answer: D
Rationale: Measurement involves the assessments and tools used to determine if students
have met the learning objectives.
4. What is the primary goal of the OIM2 alignment evaluation?
A. To standardize teaching styles across all grade levels
B. To reduce the amount of homework assigned to students
C. To increase the difficulty of standardized tests
D. To ensure objectives, instruction, and measurements are consistent and support one another
Answer: D
Rationale: Alignment evaluation ensures that what is taught (instruction) and what is
tested (measurement) directly reflect the intended goals (objectives).
5. According to Bloom’s Taxonomy, the verb ‘Analyze’ belongs to which level of
cognitive complexity?
A. Analyzing
B. Understanding
C. Remembering
D. Applying
Answer: A
Rationale: Analyze is a higher-order thinking skill where students break information into
parts to explore understandings and relationships.
, 6. If a learning objective requires students to ‘create’ a model, but the
assessment is a multiple-choice quiz, what is this an example of?
A. Vertical alignment
B. Instructional scaffolding
C. Misalignment
D. Formative feedback
Answer: C
Rationale: Misalignment occurs when the cognitive demand of the assessment does not
match the cognitive demand of the objective.
7. Which level of Bloom’s Taxonomy is represented by the objective: ‘Students
will recite the preamble to the Constitution’?
A. Applying
B. Remembering
C. Evaluating
D. Analyzing
Answer: B
Rationale: Reciting from memory is a foundational skill at the ‘Remembering’ level of
Bloom’s Taxonomy.
8. Horizontal alignment refers to the consistency of curriculum across:
A. The same grade level across different classrooms or sections
B. Different schools in the same district
C. Different grade levels in the same subject
D. The entire educational career of a student
Answer: A
Rationale: Horizontal alignment ensures that all students in the same grade or course are
receiving instruction aimed at the same standards.
1. What does the ‘O’ in the OIM2 model represent when evaluating curriculum?
A. Objectives
B. Organization
C. Outcome
D. Observation
Answer: A
Rationale: In the OIM2 model, the O stands for Objectives, which define what students are
expected to learn and be able to do.
2. Which component of the OIM2 model refers to the actual activities and
methods used to teach the content?
A. Measurement
B. Integration
C. Management
D. Instruction
Answer: D
Rationale: Instruction refers to the pedagogical strategies and learning activities designed
to help students achieve the objectives.
,3. In curriculum alignment, ‘Measurement’ primarily refers to which of the
following?
A. The length of the lesson plan
B. The number of students in the class
C. The budget allocated for materials
D. Assessments used to evaluate student learning
Answer: D
Rationale: Measurement involves the assessments and tools used to determine if students
have met the learning objectives.
4. What is the primary goal of the OIM2 alignment evaluation?
A. To standardize teaching styles across all grade levels
B. To reduce the amount of homework assigned to students
C. To increase the difficulty of standardized tests
D. To ensure objectives, instruction, and measurements are consistent and support one another
Answer: D
Rationale: Alignment evaluation ensures that what is taught (instruction) and what is
tested (measurement) directly reflect the intended goals (objectives).
5. According to Bloom’s Taxonomy, the verb ‘Analyze’ belongs to which level of
cognitive complexity?
A. Analyzing
B. Understanding
C. Remembering
D. Applying
Answer: A
Rationale: Analyze is a higher-order thinking skill where students break information into
parts to explore understandings and relationships.
, 6. If a learning objective requires students to ‘create’ a model, but the
assessment is a multiple-choice quiz, what is this an example of?
A. Vertical alignment
B. Instructional scaffolding
C. Misalignment
D. Formative feedback
Answer: C
Rationale: Misalignment occurs when the cognitive demand of the assessment does not
match the cognitive demand of the objective.
7. Which level of Bloom’s Taxonomy is represented by the objective: ‘Students
will recite the preamble to the Constitution’?
A. Applying
B. Remembering
C. Evaluating
D. Analyzing
Answer: B
Rationale: Reciting from memory is a foundational skill at the ‘Remembering’ level of
Bloom’s Taxonomy.
8. Horizontal alignment refers to the consistency of curriculum across:
A. The same grade level across different classrooms or sections
B. Different schools in the same district
C. Different grade levels in the same subject
D. The entire educational career of a student
Answer: A
Rationale: Horizontal alignment ensures that all students in the same grade or course are
receiving instruction aimed at the same standards.
