PURPOSE OF CURRICULUM EVALUATION
evaluation.
Curriculum evaluation monitors and reports on the
quality of education. Cronbach (1963) distinguishes
three types of decisions for which evaluation is used.
1. Course Improvement : deciding what instructional
material and methods are satisfactory and where changes
are needed.
2. Decisions about individuals : Identifying the needs
of the pupil for the sale of planning of instruction and
grouping, acquainting the pupil with his own
deficiencies.
3. Administrative regulations : Judging how good the
school system is, how good individual teachers are.
The goal of evaluation must be to answer questions of
selection, adoption, support and worth of educational
materials and activities. It helps in identifying the
necessary improvements to be made in content,
teaching methods, learning experiences, educational
facilities, staff-selection and development of
educational objectives. It also serves the need of the
policy makers, administrators and other members of the
society for the information about the educational
system.