SCHOOL OF TEACHER

EDUCATION
NAME:ABHISHEK SHARMA
CLASS: M.com Semester 4
SUBJECT: Curriculum Evaluation
MEANING OF CURRICULUM
• The term curriculum has been
derived from Latin word ‘Currere’
which means a ‘race course’ a
runway on which one runs to
reach a goal. Accordingly , a
curriculum is the instructional and
the educative programme by
following which the pupils
achieve their goals, ideals and
aspiration of life.
 CONCEPT
TRADITIONAL
• The traditional curriculum was
subject centered while the
modern curriculum is child and
life centered
MODERN
• Modern education is the
combination of two dynamic
processes. The one is the process
of individual development and
the other is the process of
socialization , which is
commonly known as adjustment
with the social environment
 MEANING OF CURRICULUM
EVALUATION
• Curriculum evaluation is an essential component in the process of
adopting and implementing any new curriculum in any educational
setting. Its purpose is to decide whether or not the newly adopted
curriculum is producing the intended results and meeting the
objectives that it has set forth.
• Another purpose of curriculum evaluation is to gather data that will
help in identifying areas in need of improvement or change.
NEED OF CURRICULUM
EVALUATION
• It determines the value of the curriculum.
• To find out the cause of defective curriculum.
• It clarify objectives and also to know the extent of objectives
achieved. It leads to the improvement of institution, teaching-learning
process.
• To diagnose difficulties in curriculum process.
• To gather information for administrative purpose.
• To provide quality control in education.
• Several experts have proposed different models describing how and
what should be involved in evaluating a curriculum.