Curriculum Evaluation

Curriculum Evaluation
Dr.A.Thangasamy
Assistant Professor
Department of Education
Gandhigram Rural Institute
Gandhigram,Dindigul

Evaluation
 Evaluation is the process of determining the
value of something or the extent to which goals
are being achieved.
In the context of education ‘Evaluation is the
collection of, analysis and interpretation of
information about any aspect of a programme of
education or training as part of a recognized
process of judging its effectiveness, its efficiency
and any other outcomes it may have’..

• Evaluation involves decision making about
student performance based on information
obtained from an assessment process.
• Assessment is the process of collecting
information by reviewing the product of
student work, interviewing, observing, and
testing.

Curriculum Evaluation
• Curriculum Evaluation is the process of
obtaining information for judging the worth of
an educational program, product, procedure
educational objectives or the potential utility
of alternative approaches designed to attain
specified objectives (Glass and Worthem,
1997).
• Curriculum evaluation focuses to determine
whether the curriculum as recorded in the
master plan has been carried out in the
classroom in evaluation a curriculum,

Meanings of Curriculum Evaluation
• The process of describing and judging an
educational programme or subject
• The process of comparing a student’s
performance with behaviorally stated
objectives
• The process of defining, obtaining and using
relevant information for decision-making
purposes

• Evaluation is the judgment we make about the
assessment of student learning based on
established criteria.
• It involves a process of integrating assessment
information to make inferences and judgment
about how well students have achieve curriculum
expectations.
• Evaluation involves placing a value on and
determine the worth of student assessment.
• Evaluation is usually made so that process can be
communicated to students and parents
effectively.

key question are usually asked in
curriculum evaluation
• Are the objectives being addressed?
• Are the contents presented in the
recommended sequence?
• Are students being involved in the suggested
instructional experience?
• Are students reacting to the contents?

Evaluation provides the following
information
• Directly to the learner for guidance
• Directly to the teacher for orientation of the
next instruction activity
• Directly to external agency for their
assessment of schools functioning in the light
of national purposes

Objectives of Curriculum Evaluation
• To determine the outcomes of programme
• To help in deciding whether to accept or reject
a programme
• To ascertain the need for revision of the
course content
• To help in future development of the
curriculum material for continuous
improvement
• To improve methods of teaching and
instructional techniques

• Evaluation of curriculum is an integral and
essential part the whole process of curriculum
development. It is a continuous activity and
not a ‘tail-end experience’
• Evaluation and planning are complementary
process which occurs almost simultaneously
and continuously.
• Planning is made on the basis of evaluation
and vice-versa.

Purposes of Evaluation
• The purpose of an evaluation is to determine
the value of something.
• Most evaluation experts contend that the
main reason of evaluating a curriculum is to
provide information for making decisions
about either individuals or the curriculum.

Decision about Individuals
 Diagnostic:
means that those who must make diagnostic decisions require
information about strengths and weaknesses and determination of
areas that need special instructional attention.
 Instructional Feedback:
means that the decision concern adjustments students might need
to make in their approaches to studying a subject based on their
knowledge of the progress they are making.
 Placement:
means that the information about the level of proficiency of the
students in particular skills in order to place them in group that are
relatively homogeneous.

• Promotion: means that the decision about promotion is based on
information about the proficiency and maturity of students in order
to decide whether or not to promote to the next grade level
• Credentialing:
means that it has to do with certification, licensure and otherwise
attesting to the competence of a programme graduate. This
decision requires attaining a predetermined passing level on a test
designed by the credentialing body, typically the state or
professional organization.
• Selection:
means that it is made by college admission offices, typically use
existing data about student achievement (Grades), but this may also
depend on standardized test.

Decision about the Curriculum
• Formative Evaluation
• Formative evaluation occurs during the course of
curriculum development.
• Its purpose is to contribute to the improvement
of the educational programme.
• The merits of the programmes are evaluated
during the process of its development.
• The evaluation results provide information to the
programme developers and enable them to
correct flaws detected in the programmes

Summative Evaluation
• In summative evaluation, the final efforts of a
curriculum are evaluated on the basis of its stated
objectives. It takes place after the curriculum has
been fully developed and put into operation.
• This type of Evaluation plays as summative role
when it enables administrators to decide whether
or not a curriculum is good enough to warrant
institutional support.
• Decision on whether a school system should
formally adopt a curriculum, or whether an
external funding agency should continue to
support a curriculum

CRITERIA FOR CURRICULUM EVALUATION
• Subject:
In the curriculum various subjects are included such as - Hindi,
English, mathematics, Physical Sciences, Biological sciences, History,
Home science, Psychology, Sociology, Physical Education, Art and
Drawing etc. The structure of content of these subjects is
determined for the curriculum development.
• Experiences:
the curriculum provides the following type of experiences to the
students, social, historical, geographical (time and place sense)
physical, political, civic senses, religious, spiritual and reactive
experiences, expression of ideas facts and events.

• Skills:
Some curriculum provides the situations for developing skills or
psychomotor activities- languages reading writing, speaking,
observation, perception use of different type instrument in the
workshops and field works communication skills, craft-work, verbal
and non-verbal communication skills. It is related to psychomotor
objectives.
• Attitude and Values:
The types of curriculum for provide the experiences
for developing affective domain of the learners. The feeling, belief
attitudes and values are developed. It develops self confidence,
honesty, sensitivity, sincerity, morality, objectivity, character and
adjustment.

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