9.       CURRICULUM EVALUATION

Education and training needs are constantly changing with changing technology, educational technology, management processes and modes of delivery. In order to determine the effectiveness of various curricula, it is essential to carry. out curriculum evaluation. Therefore, continuous updating and revision of curricula is required. A systematic and comprehensive evaluation of existing curricula can provide information for further revision of curricula. Evaluation also helps the policy makers, planners, administrators, curriculum designers and teachers in bringing out required changes in subject contents, policy formulation, planning and implementation of educational programmes to make these more relevant and effective.

Curriculum development process includes design, development, implementation and evaluation phases. Evaluation has to be done at each phase of curriculum development. Thus, both formative and summative evaluation should have would have to be carried out.

There are different approaches to evaluate curriculum The popular models used for the curriculum evaluation are CIPP model, Stake's model, Scriven's model and Tyler's model A generalized approach to curriculum evaluation should have the following steps:

-        Focus on the goals and objectives with respect to changing employment             pattern

-        Identifying information/data required for evaluation

-        Identifying sources of information

-        Developing/selecting tools for data collection

-        Collecting and organizing data

-        Analyzing data

-        Findings and the proposed changes in the process and upgradation in             the implementation

-        Report writing

-        Dissemination of findings to State Boards of Technical Education/                Directorates of Technical Education

-        Follow-up action

The task of curriculum evaluation may be undertaken by:

-        Directorates of Technical Education/Boards of Technical                       Education/Curriculum Development Centre

-        Resource institutions and professional organizations such as TTTIs/NTTF etc.

Curriculum evaluation must be a continuous process. It should not be intermittent or a "once only. event. It must consist of constant observation, measurement. And reporting of all the stages of curriculum development so that corrective measures at appropriate stages can be taken at right time.

Introduction Philosophy of CD Approach to CD Role of ET Attributes of ET Curricular Components

Combination of A &CC Strategies for CI Curriculum Evaluation ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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CD : Curriculum Development ; ET : Engineering Technicians ; A& CC :Attributes and Curriculum Components
CI : Curriculum Implementation