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MODULE 14. What, Why, and How to Evaluate a Curriculum

14.1 Making a Simple Rapid Curriculum Evaluation
1. Choose an existing curriculum in Elementary, Secondary or College.
2. Interview the teacher who is using such curriculum.
3. Using the identified questions, make a rapid evaluation.
4. Fill up the matrix with the answers given by the interviewee (teacher).

Name of School:

Curriculum to be Evaluated:

Questions to be answered based on your evaluation

1. Does the curriculum emphasize learning outcomes? Yes or No

2. Does the implemented curriculum require less demands? Yes or No

3. Can this curriculum be applied to any particular level? (a) kindergarten, (b) elementary, (c)
secondary, (d) tertiary? Write the letter/s of the answer that is applicable.

4. Which of the curriculum aspects can be assessed? (a) written, (b) taught, (c) supported, (d)
tested, (e) learned curriculum? Write the letter/s of the answer that is applicable.

5. Does the curriculum include formative assessment?

6. Does the curriculum include summative assessment?

7. Can the curriculum provide information needed for decision making?

14.2 What Can I Remember?

Persons Evaluation/Model and Short Description

1. L.H. Bradley

2. Michael Scriven

3. Robert Stake

4. Daniel Stufflebeam

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5. Ralph Tyler

14.3 Self-Reflect
Reflect on your current and past experiences on the different curricula you went through from the time you
entered school up to the present.
Pause for some moments and read the “I wonder if…” incomplete sentences. Based on your reflection, choose one
number and write your answer on the box provided then based on your response on “I wonder if…” complete the
sentence, “I think….”
I wonder if…..
1. my teachers have reviewed the textbooks we used in High School.
2. the instructional materials we are using now will not be used in the future.
3. what I have learned now will still be relevant in the future.
4. evaluation of a curriculum will still be a task of a teacher.
5. there is really a need to evaluate the curriculum.
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MODULE 15. Curriculum Evaluation Through Learning Assessment

15.1 Giving an Example
Give two items that are appropriate for each level of learning outcomes. You can choose the type of test.
A. Knowledge
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B. Process
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15.2 Self-Check
1. What are the levels of learning outcomes?
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2. What are the levels of assessment?
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3. What are the levels of proficiency?
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4. What the assessment tools to measure learning outcomes?
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15.3 Self-Reflect
Does the result of a periodical test reflect evaluation of a curriculum? Why?
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Module 16. Planning, Implementing and Evaluating: Understanding the Connections

16.1 A Day in a Life of a Teacher in the Classroom
1. Look for a teacher, whom you know personally.
2. Ask her/him to answer the following:
a. What are the teaching plans that you do every day? Give at least three.
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b. Do you implement these plans? How?
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c. If you implement these plans, how do you evaluate these?
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16.2 Match the Concept with the PIE.

( ) 1. Summative Testing A. Planning

( ) 2. Course Designing B. Implementing
( ) 3. Cooperative Learning C. Evaluating
( ) 4. Determining Needs
( ) 5. Guiding Learners
( ) 6. Making judgment

16.3 Self-Reflect
“Is the teacher’s life a series of planning, implementing, and evaluating? Will this improve teaching? Why?
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SELF & MODULE EVALUATION

FINAL
Module Evaluation
Rate the module using the following:
1- Strongly disagree
2- Disagree
3- Agree
4- Strongly agree

The learning module: 1 2 3 4

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was engaging
allowed for self-checking (SAAs)
developed in gradual, manageable steps
provided independent, self-paced learning
contained relevant information I needed

Self-Evaluation
Rate the extent of your learning in this module using the scale blow. Check the column corresponding to your rating in the
space provided. Do not hesitate to contact me if you need further assistance.
4- I’m an expert. I understand and can teach a friend about it.
3- I’m a Practitioner. I understand and can cite examples on the topics given.
2- I’m an apprentice. I understand if I get help or look at more examples.
1- I’m a novice. I do not understand the topic.

My learning: 1 2 3 4
I can now

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Acquire clear understanding of what curriculum evaluation;
Explain the need to evaluate the curriculum and how it’s being done;
Expand knowledge about different curriculum evaluation models;
Explain how a curriculum can be evaluated through the assessment of learning outcomes;
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Identify the levels of learning outcomes vis a vis levels of assessment;

Match the levels of learning outcomes with the appropriate assessment tools;
Interpret the value of assessment in terms of grades assigned;
Analyze the relationship between planning and implementing;
Explain the connection of curriculum implementation and evaluation;
Discuss the interrelatedness of curriculum evaluation and curriculum planning;
Interpret the overall relationships of planning, implementing and evaluating in curriculum
development.

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