criteria for curriculum assessment
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•Criteria are a set standards to be followed in assessment
•Criteria are set of standards upon which the different elements of the curriculum are being
tested
Goals and objectives are formulated and specified for the following purposes:
To have focus on curriculum and instruction which give direction to where students need to go
To meet the requirements specified in the policies and standards of curriculum and instruction
To provide the students’ the best possible education and describe the students’ level of performance
To monitor the progress of students based on the goals set
To motivate students to learn and the teachers to be able to feel a sense of competence when goals are attained
Content
Behavior
Criterion
Condition
Syntactic correctness
Compliance with legal requirements
The “stranger test”
Both knowledge and behavior are addressed
The “so-what” test
Individualization
Common sense
Supplantive Approach
“direct” instruction
Highly teacher-directed
Generative Approach
“constructivist”
Learning by DOING
Curriculum criteria are guidelines on standard for curriculum decision making. The objectives of a curriculum or teaching plan are the most important curriculum criteria.
Have the goals of the curriculum or teaching plan been clearly stated; and are they used by teachers and students in choosing content, materials and activities for learning?
Have teacher and students engaged in student-teacher planning in defining the goals and in determining how they will be implemented?
Do some of the planned goals relate to the society or community in which the curriculum will be implemented or the teaching will be done?
Do some of the planned goals relate to the individual learner and his/her needs, purposes, interest and abilities?
Are the planned goals used as criteria in selecting and developing learning materials for instruction?
Are the planned goals used as criteria in evaluating learning achievement and in the further planning of learning sub goals and activities?
The Curriculum: Is continuously evolving
Is based on the needs of the people
Is democratically conceived
Is the result of a long-term effort
Is a complex of details
Provides for the logical sequence of subject matter
Complements and cooperates with other programs of the community
Has educational quality
Has administrative flexibility
Evaluation is the process of making a decision or reading a conclusion
Is the process of using information that is collected through assessment.
Is a thoughtful process
Is the judgment we make about the assessment of student learning based on established criteria
Focuses on determining whether the curriculum as recorded in the master plan has been carried out in the classroom
Are the objectives being addressed?
Are the contents presented in the recommended sequence?
Are students being involved in the suggested instructional experiences?
Are students reacting to the contents?
Summative evaluation
Takes place at the end of a lesson or project and tells the evaluator what has happened
Formative evaluation
takes place during the lesson or project and tells the evaluator what is happening
Assessment strategies are thestructures through which studentknowledge and skills are assesses.Theses are:
pencil-and-paper strategy
performance based strategy
observational
personal communication
oral
reflective
combination of strategies
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