Curriculum Assessment and Evaluation

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ASSESSMENT

AND

EVALUATION


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ASSESSMENT AND

EVALUATION:

THREE ACTIVITIES

Curriculum evaluationThe participant is guided

through an analytical

schema to plan the

evaluation of curricula.

Assessment oflearning outcomes in

specific content areasStrategies and special

modalities for the

assessment of learning

outcomes are analyzed for

content areas recentlyincluded in curricula.

Student assessment :

Participants examineconsiderations about

student assessment that are

regularly included in

curriculum materials.


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Why the assessment and evaluation

are important?

It provides the basis for curriculum policy decisions, for feedback on

continuous curriculum adjustments and processes of curriculum

implementation.

Curriculum Evaluation

Student assessment

It helps to facilitate the understanding of the impact and outcome of educationprogrammes.

A fundamental measure of the success of any curriculum is the quality of

student learning.

Knowing the extent to which students have achieved the outcomes specified

in the curriculum is fundamental to both improving teaching and evaluatingthe curriculum.


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Curriculum evaluation

DEFINITION

General

The process of makinga value judgment.

Education

Is used in reference to

operations associated

with curricula,

programs,

interventions, methods

of teaching and

organizational factors.

AIMS

to examine the impact

of implemented

curriculum on student

(learning) achievement

so that the official

curriculum can berevised if necessary

and to review teaching

and learning processes

in the classroom.


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CONDUTED BY WHO?

Curriculum evaluation may be an internalactivity and process conducted by thevarious units within the educationsystem for their own respective purposes.

National Ministries Of

Education

Regional Education

Authorities

Institutional

Supervision And

Reporting Systems

Departments Of

Education

Schools

Communities.

Include


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Curriculum evaluation establishes:

Specific strengths and weaknesses of a

curriculum and its implementation

Critical information for strategic changes and

policy decisions

Inputs needed for improved learning and

teaching

Indicators for monitoring.


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Examples of evaluation

Theeffectivenessof curriculum

content

Existing

pedagogies and

instructional

approaches

Teachertraining andtextbooks

Instructional

materials


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ASSESSMENT

Assessment of student learning has always beena powerful influence on how and what teachersteach

Thus it is an important source of feedbackon theappropriateness implementation of curriculumcontent.

The ULTIMATE GOAL of curriculum evaluation is

to ensure that the curriculum is effective in

promoting improved quality of student learning


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Summative

or

Formative

Student Assessment

VARIOUS

TESTS

standardized

testsaptitude testsability tests

performance-

based tests

intelligence

tests


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CONTRAINTS IN

DESIGNING A

CURRICULUM


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TIME FACTOR

In curriculum development, time may mean

duration, period, session or semester.

content should necessarily ally with the

specified time

How many years the curriculum should be

implemented?


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CULTURAL FACTORS

Culture is simply the way of life of a people,

including religious, moral political belief and

philosophy

Must be suitable to all cultures in Malaysia

No culture-biased

Can be accepted by all people in Malaysia

Eg : Malays, Indians, Chinese and etc


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PHYSICAL FACTOR

Definition : necessary structural and

infrastructural facilities needed for a

meaningful curriculum development

There must be sufficient classroom facilities,

library, laboratories as well as office

accommodation, all fully furnished with

necessary materials, including electrical andelectronic fittings.


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ORGANIZATIONAL FACTOR

The right person for the right job

Every stakeholder should take part in

designing the curriculum.

Everyone has their roles in designing the

curriculum.

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