Evaluation

Evaluation

1. the systematic collection and analysis of all relevant info necessary to promote the improvement of a curriculum and assess its efectiveness within the context of the particular institutions involved

   • approaches
     • product oriented approach
       • the focus of the evaluation is on the goals and instructional objectives with the purpose of determing whether thay have been archieved
     • static-characteristic
       • to determine the effectiveness of a particular program. It is conducted by experts who inspect a program by examining academic records
     • process oriented approach
       • meeting programs goals and obj was not very helpful in facilitating curriculum revition
     • decision facilitator approach
       • To help in making decitions
         • This approach evaluators attempt to avoid judments about.
   • 3 dimentions
     • types of info
       • process evaluation
         • any evaluation that focuses on the workings of a program
       • product evaluation
         • sorf of evaluatuation in which the focuses is on whether the goals of the program are being archieve.
     • purpose of inf
       • formative vs summative evaluation
         • formative
           • the aim is to collect and analyze info that will help in improving the curriculum
             • it takes place during the curriculum
         • summative
           • the purpose is to determine tye degree to which the program was successful,efficient and effective
             • it occurs at the end of a program
     • types of data and analyses
       • quantitative
         • info which are gathered using measures that produce results in numbers
           • tests, grades and quizzes
       • qualitative
         • holistic info based on observations
           • classroom observations, meetings
   • doing program evaluation
     • program components as data sources
       • needs analysis,objectives,testing, materials,teaching, and evaluations
         • 3 viewpoints
           • acttitudes
             • attitudes of teachers,students and administrators regarding the curriculum
               • interviews, meetings,questionaries
           • efficient
             • to investigate the degree to which the program is efficient
               • quantitative designs
                 • They give more detail about the efficiency of the program
           • effective
             • it is necessary gather info about the effectiveness of the program
               • quantitative methods
     • gathering evaluation data
       • quantitative
         • to investigate the effectiveness of the program
           • control group
             • receives no treatment
           • experimental group
             • the one that receives the treatment
       • qualitative
         • to collect data in order to anayse them in such way patterns emerge so that sense can be made of the results and the quality of the program can be evaluated.