Curriculum Evaluation

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Chapter 12

• Curriculum Evaluation

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Curriculum Evaluation

• Curriculum evaluation should concern assessing
  both merit and worth

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Evaluation Methods

• Tylers Objectives-Centered Model
• Stufflebeams Context-Input-Process-Product Model
• Scrivens Goal-Free Model
• Stakes Responsive Model
• Eisners Connoisseurship Model
• An Eclectic Approach

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Tylers Objectives-Centered Model

• Moves rationally and systematically through 7
  related steps

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Stufflebeams Context-Input-Process-Product Model

• Emphasizes the importance of producing evaluative
  data for decision making

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Scrivens Goal-Free Model

• Focus on qualitative methods for evaluation

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Stakes Responsive Model

• Based explicitly on the concerns of the
  stakeholders

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Eisners Connoisseurship Model

• Emphasizes qualitative appreciation

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An Eclectic Approach

• Congruence in current theories of evaluation

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13 Criteria for a Curriculum Evaluation Model

1. Can be implemented without making moderate
   demands upon district resources
2. Can be applied to all levels of the curriculum
3. Makes provisions for assessing all significant
   aspects of curriculum
4. Makes distinctions between merit and worth
5. Is responsive

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13 Criteria for a Curriculum Evaluation Model,
cont.

• Is goal oriented
• Is sensitive to and makes appropriate provisions
  for assessing unintended effects
• Attends to assessing formative aspects of
  evaluation
• Is sensitive to and makes provisions for
  assessing the special context for the curriculum

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13 Criteria for a Curriculum Evaluation Model,
cont.

1. Is sensitive to and makes provisions for
   assessing the aesthetic aspects of the curriculum
2. Makes provisions for assessing opportunity cost
3. Uses both qualitative and quantitative methods
   for gathering and analyzing data
4. Presents findings in reports responsive to the
   special needs of several audiences

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Evaluating a Field of Study

• PURPOSE to identify strengths and weaknesses to
  plan for improvements

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5 Phases of Evaluating a Field of Study

1. Preparing for the evaluation
2. Assessing the context
3. Identifying the evaluation issues
4. Developing the evaluation design
5. Implementing the evaluation design