Republic of the Philippines

BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

Main Campus, Tagbilaran City

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

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Name: Shiela Remedios Forinas Year and Section: BSED English 3-2

Pilot Testing, Monitoring and Evaluating the Implementation

Directions: Answer the following questions below. Justify your answer.

1. What is the importance of pilot testing, monitoring and evaluating the
implementation of curriculum?

The importance of pilot testing in the implementation of curriculum is that it

will help curriculum planners to determine the strength and the weaknesses
of a written or planned curriculum. This process will gather empirical data to
support whether the material or the curriculum is useful, relevant, reliable and
valid.
Monitoring the implementation of curriculum help to determine how the
curriculum is working, such that the monitoring report become the basis of a
decision of what aspects have to be retained, improved or modified. Aside
from that it also provides decision that would even terminate the program.
Evaluating the implementation of curriculum is important because serves as a
judge the value, effectiveness and adequacy of a curriculum, its process,
product and setting will lead of informed decision to help improve of and for
final judgment of curriculum being evaluated.
Moreover, pilot testing, monitoring and evaluating in the implementation of
curriculum will help in checking if there are possible termination, revisions and
modifications that need to be done for the better.

2. What is pilot testing in education?

Pilot testing in education refers to the process of gathering empirical data to

support whether the material or curriculum is useful, relevant, reliable and
valid. This follows some form or research design. Also this assures the
teacher and the schools that indeed the curriculum material is ready fo
printing and distribution.

3. How do you evaluate curriculum implementation?

The first thing to do in evaluating a curriculum implementation is Scrutinizing

the Curriculum, which will be done through , comparing the current curriculum
to an old or alternative program especially to the to the content, processes of
learning, and assessment strategies to see how the curriculum is more or less
effective by comparison. Making sure the content and processes are right for
your students whether or not it's appropriate for your students' age range and
 learning styles. Focus on how learning outcomes are measured that they're
rigorous, relevant, and effective. Checking for both qualitative and quantitative
assessment measures to give your students a chance to show what they’ve
learned and how well they can use what they’ve learned. Strike a balance
between formative and summative assessments to assess students' retention
and progress. Second, Setting Objectives for the Evaluation; pinpoint what's
working with the curriculum and what needs to change, determine whether or
not any recent changes are effective, see that the curriculum adheres to
common core standards, make sure the curriculum satisfies accreditation
requirement, ensure the curriculum lives up to your school’s particular
standards. Third, Collecting Feedback and Data; form a curriculum evaluation
team of teachers, administrators, and parents, give older students a
questionnaire about the course, create a simple survey for younger students
to fill out, follow up with alumni 1 to 5 years after the program, look at students’
performance on state or national achievement tests.

4. What is curriculum monitoring and evaluation?

Curriculum monitoring refers to a periodic assessment and adjustment

during the try-out period to determine how the curriculum is working, such
that the monitoring report becomes the basis of a decision on what aspects
have to be retained, improved or modified which is usually done by the
module writers, curriculum experts, or outside agencies.
Curriculum evaluation refers to a systematic process of judging the value,
effectiveness and adequacy of a curriculum; its process, product, and
setting will lead of informed decision.

5. Using a graphic organizer, what are the steps of monitoring and

evaluation?

Steps of Monitoring and Evaluation