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RESEARCH

EVALUATING DEVELOPING

IMPLEMENTING VALIDATING

REVISIN MATERIALS

PILOTING

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Curriculum Development Curriculum Development ProcessProcess

2. Developing the Curriculum

3. Validating the Curriculum

4. Developing the Curriculum Materials

Curriculum Development Curriculum Development ProcessProcessCurriculum Development Curriculum Development ProcessProcess

1. Doing Educational Research and

Assessing Needs

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Curriculum Materials

5. Piloting the Curriculum Materials

6. Revising the Curriculum and the

8. Evaluating the Curriculum and the Curriculum Materials

7. Implementing the Curriculum Materials on

a Nation-wide Scale

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Doing Educational Research and Doing Educational Research and Assessing NeedsAssessing Needs

1. Considering the policies made by the Ministry of Education

2. Considering the findings of researches done in each and

every subject matter domain

3. Considering the findings of the curriculum final evaluation

and teachers’ viewpoints

4. Making comparative studies of the curricula belonging

to other countries

5. Considering new approaches to curriculum development

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Developing the CurriculumDeveloping the Curriculum

1. Providing an overall view of the curriculum and

setting the curriculum philosophy

2. Deciding on the curriculum approach and the

rational behind it

3. Setting the curriculum objectives

4. Deciding on the curriculum content

5. Clarifying the teaching methods

6. Deciding on the approach to the evaluation of

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7. Stating teachers’ qualifications in order to

Implement the curriculum (Deciding on the basic

approaches to teacher education)

8. Deciding on the standards, equipments and

educational resource materials required

to implement the curriculum

9. Clarifying the ways through which the Curriculum should be disseminated, either through seminars and conferences or through mass media or any other appropriate way

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1. Objectives of each school subject for each

educational period (primary, secondary and upper-

secondary) of the k-12 Curriculum in three different

learning domains, i.e., cognition, skill and attitude

domains.

2. Objectives of each subject for each k-12 grade

in three different learning domains, i.e., cognition,

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Setting the Curriculum ObjectivesSetting the Curriculum Objectives

1. Stating the fundamental concepts related to each educational period

2. Deciding on the scope and sequence of the concepts and skills for each educational period in three different learning domains, i.e., cognition, skill and attitude domains

3. Providing guidelines regarding textbooks, teachers’ guides, workbooks, supplementary books, the media and educational software resources such as audio or video cassettes, and CDs

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Deciding on the Curriculum ContentDeciding on the Curriculum Content

4. Setting the criteria for selecting the curriculum content

5. Setting the criteria for organizing the curriculum content

6. Determining the linear interdisciplinary relationships among the fundamental concepts of each and every school subject within the same educational period

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1. Providing general guidelines on the evaluation

process, in line with the curriculum approaches

and objectives

2. Suggesting appropriate evaluation procedures

3. Determining the share of each learning domain

(cognition, skill and attitude domain) in evaluation

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Deciding on the approach to Deciding on the approach to

the evaluation of student the evaluation of student achievementachievement

1. Teachers’ general and specialized

qualifications

2. Deciding on the knowledge, information,

skills and attitudes required on the part of the

teachers

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Stating teachers’ qualifications in Stating teachers’ qualifications in orderorder

to implement the curriculumto implement the curriculum

Deciding on the standards, Deciding on the standards, equipmentsequipments

and educational resource materials, and educational resource materials,

required to implement the required to implement the curriculumcurriculum

1. Classroom setting such as space, seating

arrangements, etc.

2. Educational resource materials such as audio

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Clarifying the ways through whichClarifying the ways through which

the curriculum should be the curriculum should be disseminateddisseminated

Through seminars, conferences, mass media or any

other appropriate way regarding:

1. Teachers

2. Parents

3. Students

4. School board, etc. Return

Validating the CurriculumValidating the Curriculum

1. The objectives of curriculum validation

2. The sample and the population

3. The application of the validation research

results

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Investigating the degree of the curriculum’s

compatibility with the CDC’s curriculum development framework

Investigating the fact that to what degree

the curriculum objectives are in line with those of

each educational period

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The Objectives ofThe Objectives of

the curriculum validating the curriculum validating proceduresprocedures


the curriculum approaches are in line with

those of each educational period

Investigating the fact that to what degree the

teaching-learning methods are in line with the

curriculum approach

Investigating the feasibility of the teaching-

learning methods, considering the classroom setting

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students’ assessment procedures are in line with

the teaching-learning methods and curriculum

approaches

Investigating the feasibility of the assessment

procedures, considering the classroom Setting

Investigating the degree of the curriculum’s

compatibility with the learners’ needs and conditions

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Investigating the compatibility of content

organization features, considering the curriculum

approach


teachers’ knowledge and skills, as predicted in

the curriculum, are in line with the curriculum

objectives

Predicting the knowledge and skills probably

needed by the teachers

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The validation research sampleThe validation research sample

♦ Experts in curriculum development

♦ Experts in education

♦ Experts in educational assessment

♦ Experts in each and every school subject

♦ Experienced teachers

♦ Educational groups

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Modifying the curriculum by the curriculum

planning council of each specialized department

at the CDC

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Applying the validation resultsApplying the validation results

Curriculum Materials DevelopmentCurriculum Materials Development

1. Selecting the textbook writers

2. Writing sample lessons

3. Final selection of the material writers and

writing the materials

4. Editing and preparing for the validation

process

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Validation and piloting Curriculum Validation and piloting Curriculum

MaterialsMaterials

1. Curriculum validation by policy makers,

experts and teachers

2. Curriculum validation from an implementation

point of view (trial implementation)

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Curriculum Validation by policy Curriculum Validation by policy makers,makers,

experts and teachersexperts and teachers

Objectives

Validation sample

Modifying the curriculum

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Objectives of the curriculum validationObjectives of the curriculum validation

To investigate the degree of the curriculum’s

compatibility with:

1. Student’s prior knowledge and experiences

2. Teaching-learning procedures

3. The knowledge and skills required on part of the teachers

4. Latest developments in their field of study

5. Needs and abilities of the learners

6. The amount of time allocated to teaching

7. Objectives and approaches of the curriculum Return

Experts in curriculum development

Experts in education

Experts in educational assessment

Experts in each school subject

Experienced teachers

Experts in the specialized departments of the CDC

Educational groupsReturn

The validation sampleThe validation sample

Modifying the curriculum content by the material

writing team and being approved by the curriculum

planning councils of the specialized departments at

the CDC

Validating the curriculum theoretically and getting

it approved and validated from an implementation

point of view ( trial implementation)

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Modifying the curriculumModifying the curriculum

The objectives from the implementation point of

view

Instrumentation and data collection procedures

The population

The sample

Presenting the results

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Curriculum Validation fromCurriculum Validation from

an implementation point of viewan implementation point of view

(trial implementation)(trial implementation)

The degree of objectives achievement

The effectiveness of learning-teaching methods

The appropriateness of the materials to the

learners’ characteristics

The appropriateness of the learning-teaching

methods to the teachers’ professional skills

The appropriateness of the assessment procedures

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The objectivesThe objectives

The appropriateness of the assessment

procedures to the learners’ characteristics

Identifying the obstacles from an implementation

point of view

The appropriateness of the assessment

procedures to the teachers’ professional skills

Evaluating the teachers’, students’, and

parents’ attitudes to the new curriculum

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Evaluating the equipments and educational

resource materials for the new curriculum being

implemented

The appropriateness of the time allocated

to teaching

Collecting basic data for teacher education

Collecting basic data for what is required from

an implementation point of view

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Instrumentation and data Instrumentation and data collectioncollection

ProceduresProcedures

Field research projects

Needs assessment questionnaires

Observation

Interview

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The populationThe population

Teachers

Students

Principals

Related organizations

Parents

Educational groups

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The sampleThe sample

For the first year: in 10 or 20 classrooms

For the second year: in 5 provinces

(in 40 to 100 classrooms)

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Presenting the results forPresenting the results for

the curriculum’s final revisionthe curriculum’s final revision

Which parts of the curriculum should be revised?

What type of education should the teachers

receive?

What equipment should be provided?

How long does it take for the teachers to acquire

the knowledge and the skills needed?

What other facilities are needed for the

curriculum to be implemented successfully? Return

Final revision of the curriculumFinal revision of the curriculum

Modifying the curriculum content and being

approved by the curriculum planning councils of

the specialized departments at the CDC

Validating the curriculum from

the implementation point of view and getting

an approval for it to be implemented on

a nation-wide scale

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Implementing the curriculum onImplementing the curriculum on

nation-wide scalenation-wide scale

Implementation conditions:

1. Compatibility of the Curriculum with the policies

made by the Ministry of Education

2. Dissemination of the curriculum all over the country

3. Making sure of the fact that teachers have received

enough education

4. Providing the equipment needed

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Final Evaluation of the CurriculumFinal Evaluation of the Curriculum

Valuation after three or five years of implementation

1. Does the curriculum need any modifications?

Yes. Research and needs assessment

No. Continuation of the curriculum

implementation

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