ASSESSMENT

AND
EVALUATION
ASSESSMENT AND
EVALUATION:
THREE ACTIVITIES
Curriculum evaluation
The participant is guided
through an analytical
schema to plan the
evaluation of curricula.

Assessment of
learning outcomes in
specific content areas
Strategies and special
modalities for the
assessment of learning
outcomes are analyzed for
content areas recently
included in curricula.

Student assessment :
Participants examine
considerations about
student assessment that are
regularly included in
curriculum materials.

Why the assessment and evaluation
are important?
It provides the basis for curriculum policy decisions, for feedback on
continuous curriculum adjustments and processes of curriculum
implementation.

Curriculum Evaluation
Student assessment
It helps to facilitate the understanding of the impact and outcome of education
programmes.
A fundamental measure of the success of any curriculum is the quality of
student learning.
Knowing the extent to which students have achieved the outcomes specified
in the curriculum is fundamental to both improving teaching and evaluating
the curriculum.
Curriculum evaluation
DEFINITION
General
The process of making
a value judgment.
Education
Is used in reference to
operations associated
with curricula,
programs,
interventions, methods
of teaching and
organizational factors.
AIMS
to examine the impact
of implemented
curriculum on student
(learning) achievement
so that the official
curriculum can be
revised if necessary
and to review teaching
and learning processes
in the classroom.
CONDUTED BY WHO?
Curriculum evaluation may be an internal
activity and process conducted by the
various units within the education
system for their own respective purposes.
National Ministries Of
Education
Regional Education
Authorities
Institutional
Supervision And
Reporting Systems
Departments Of
Education
Schools
Communities.
Include
Curriculum evaluation establishes:
Specific strengths and weaknesses of a
curriculum and its implementation
Critical information for strategic changes and
policy decisions
Inputs needed for improved learning and
teaching
Indicators for monitoring.

Examples of evaluation
The
effectiveness
of curriculum
content
Existing
pedagogies and
instructional
approaches
Teacher
training and
textbooks
Instructional
materials
ASSESSMENT
Assessment of student learning has always been
a powerful influence on how and what teachers
teach
Thus it is an important source of feedback on the
appropriateness implementation of curriculum
content.
The ULTIMATE GOAL of curriculum evaluation is
to ensure that the curriculum is effective in
promoting improved quality of student learning
Summative
or
Formative
Student Assessment
VARIOUS
TESTS
standardized
tests
aptitude tests ability tests
performance-
based tests
intelligence
tests
CONTRAINTS IN
DESIGNING A
CURRICULUM
TIME FACTOR
In curriculum development, time may mean
duration, period, session or semester.
content should necessarily ally with the
specified time
How many years the curriculum should be
implemented?

CULTURAL FACTORS
Culture is simply the way of life of a people,
including religious, moral political belief and
philosophy
Must be suitable to all cultures in Malaysia
No culture-biased
Can be accepted by all people in Malaysia
Eg : Malays, Indians, Chinese and etc
PHYSICAL FACTOR
Definition : necessary structural and
infrastructural facilities needed for a
meaningful curriculum development
There must be sufficient classroom facilities,
library, laboratories as well as office
accommodation, all fully furnished with
necessary materials, including electrical and
electronic fittings.
ORGANIZATIONAL FACTOR
The right person for the right job
Every stakeholder should take part in
designing the curriculum.
Everyone has their roles in designing the
curriculum.