An Overview of Curriculum Evaluation

Abstract

How do we know whether or not our educational goals and objectives are
appropriate? How do we know whether or not there is a relationship among
the prescribed goals and objectives, the selected learning experiences and
assessment mechanisms? How do we know whether or not the designed
curriculum is being implemented as planned? How do we know whether or
not the prescribed goals and objectives are attained? Other than by intuition or
other non-scientific, seat-of-the-pants method, it seems impossible to answer
these and other related questions unless we conduct curriculum evaluation.
This paper attempts to provide a general view of curriculum evaluation. First,
it highlights what curriculum evaluation is. Second, it presents some s~lected
curriculum evaluation models. Then, it gives a short account of some
curriculum evaluation techniques. Finally, it winds up With concluding
remarks.