Curriculum Framework

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Curriculum Framework (from Adult and Community Learning Services, Massachusetts DOE: http://www.doe.mass.edu/acls/) AleAssessment

A curriculum framework is a document outlining content strands and learning standards for a given subject area. The Massachusetts CFs are grounded in an understanding of how adult students learn, and they address the question "What do adult learners need to know and be able to do to function successfully in their roles of parent/family member, worker, and citizen?" Curriculum frameworks provide a structure from which lessons and curricula can be organized and presented to the student. The specific knowledge and skills taught in the classroom are based on student needs and objectives as identified by the teacher and students. By providing examples of learning activities and successful instructional strategies, the frameworks link statewide learning standards found within the framework to educational practices developed at the classroom level. The process of developing standards-based assessments using the frameworks is intended to produce consistency in learning standards among ABE programs across the state.

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