CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE CURRICULUM • Curriculum objective should be concise and understandable • Curriculum objective should integrate and apply certain knowledge, skills and attitude. o Durable- useful to student to considerable period of his lifetime o Significant- has a major effect upon how the student will function o Transferable- used in meeting needs
EVALUATING THE CURRICULUM Herrick (1962) identifies the roles that can be assumed by person’s involved in curriculum assessment: • The doer- child, teacher, or person whose behavior is being evaluated • The observer- person who is looking at what the learner is doing • The judge- person who is taking the results of observations and judging their value and adequacy. • The actor- the individual who acts on the results of the evaluation Measuring Devices in Assessment • Paper-pencil test • Observation Self-Evaluation • Analysis of projects • Unobtrusive measure There are two types of assessment (Scrivens, 1967) Formative Evaluation - the purpose is to provide the developer with useful information for on-going adjustments during the program. • Formal/informal-used during period of instruction • Embedded tests- as part of instructions strategies • Use of data- diagnose and remedial actions by teachers to monitor their instruction Summative Evaluation- the purpose is making the summary or judgment on the quality or adequacy of a course (Nation, 1996). • Presented in a report • Use of date- to determine if students have mastered the preceding instruction • To reveal whether or not pre-specified learning outcomes have been achieved • To revise program and methods of subsequent groups.
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