Summative and formative

evaluation in the process of

curriculum development
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curriculum evaluation;
Hankins

(1998) defines:

Curriculum

evaluation as A process or cluster

of processes that people perform in order to
gather data that will enable them to decide
whether to accept , change or eliminate
the curriculum in general or an educational
textbook in particular.

Major areas of assessments

Formative

:formative assessment is
objective type.

Summative

:summative assessment is
subjective type.

Summative and formative assessments are

probably two of the most widely used in
education today.

Measurement:

Measurement refers to the set of procedures and the principles

for how to use the procedures in educational tests and
assessments .some of the basic principles of measurement in
educational evaluations would be raw scores, standard scores.

1.

Aptitude: A test designed to determine a persons ability in a

particular skill and field knowledge.

2.

Achievement test: high achievement scores usually indicate a

mastery of grade level material, 2. low achievement scores can
indicate the need for repeating the course grade.

assessment
The

process of gathering information to

monitor progress and make educational
decisions if necessary, an assessment
may include a test but also include
method such as observations, interiews
and behavior monitoring.

EVALUATION
Is

the process of collecting data on

a program to determine its value or
worth with the aim of deciding
whether to adopt, reject or revise
the program.

fORMATIVE
A

formative evaluation (sometimes referred to

as internal) is a method for judging the worth
of a program while the program activities are
forming (in progress).This part of the
evaluation focuses on the process.

PURPOSE;
Its

main purpose is to catch deficiencies so

that the proper learning interventions can
take place that allow the learners to master
the required skills and know

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT;

use
It

to check students progress along the way.

is used to check students understanding.

Formative

assessments check for student

learning during the lesson instead of waiting
until the completion of the lesson to assess
student learning

Types of formative assessment

Assigning
Writing
Tests

projects and performances

assignments

and quizzes

Asking

questions

KEY ADVANTAGES OF FORMATIVE

ASSESSMENT

It provides feedback ON HOW THEY ARE

PERFORMING.

It

provides feedback to the trains on

those areas where they might need to
focus more attention on the rein force.

Summative

Summative:

A summative evaluation
(sometimes referred to as external) is a
method of judging the worth of a
program at the end of the program
activities.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT;
Summative

assessment serves sort of

as the 'end survey'.

Can

get lots of data.

Easy

to compare and analyze.

TYPES of Summative assessment;

final project

midterm exams

senior recitaL

KEY ADVANTAGES OF SUMMATIVE

ASSESSMENT
its

existence provides monitor

Helping to develop the training for
future events