The purpose of this study is to develop areas and criteria in self-evaluating a college curriculum for teachers preparation to acquire informations for its improvement. The meaning of curriculum evaluation depends on curriculum definition, so defined ...
The purpose of this study is to develop areas and criteria in self-evaluating a college curriculum for teachers preparation to acquire informations for its improvement. The meaning of curriculum evaluation depends on curriculum definition, so defined ''curriculum'', ''evaluation'', ''curriculum evaluation'', and ''evaluation areas and criteria'' which are to be developed in this study. ''Curriculum'' was defined ''the plan, the implement, and the outcomes about educational goals, contents, methods, and evaluation'', ''evaluation'' was defined ''the judgemental process and results about worth or merit of any object'', therefore ''curriculum evaluation'' was defined ''the process and results in judging the worth or merit of the plan, the implement, and the outcomes about educational goals, contents, methods, and evaluation''. Also ''evaluation areas and criteria'' mean ''aspects and attributes of object which is to evaluated''.
The start point of developing evaluation areas and criteria is that curriculum has the proceeding phases and the essential elements. In addition to that, college curriculum for teachers preparation has a hierarchical structure. Accordingly, this dissertation refer to the program evaluation model such as Stake''s Countenance of educational evaluation, Stufflebeam''s CIPP, and Tyler''s goals-oriented approach and curriculum development model. What is more, refer to the principles of goal-setting, content-constructing, interaction method-selecting, and evaluation-operating to explore and set the evaluation criteria.
The method of developing these evaluation areas and criteria is the review of research literature and real evaluation, the professional review, and a case application for testing. The first result is developed by the review of preceding researches and evaluations, and followed by professional group review. The second result is constructed by the complement based on the first professional review results. Consequently, The third result was developed and reviewed, and finally, applied to a case for testing in that devised and used the rating instrument.
This dissertation developed the areas and criteria in evaluating the college curriculum for teachers preparation as the result of studying. As well, classified the evaluation type-goal evaluation, plan evaluation, implement evaluation, Output evaluation-according to proceeding phase and evaluation unit-track level, course level, subject area level, subject matter level-according to hierarchical level of teachers college curriculum. This curriculum evaluation area and criteria can be used as a self-checklist for curriculum improvement, and that usage is desirable and is proposed.
Key words: curriculum evaluation, Stake, countenance of educational evaluation, Stufflebeam, CIPP, teachers college curriculum, evaluation area and criteria, self-evaluation, checklist, teachers preparation, hierarchical level of curriculum