Curriculum and

Evaluation (Ed. 431)

Shantiram Dahal
  The general objectives of this course are as follows:
 To help students develop a broader understanding of the concept
and sources of curriculum.

2. General  To make the students familiar with the curriculum development

process and curriculum designs.
Objectives  To enable the students in analyzing the curriculum
implementation process.
 To acquaint the students with the curriculum development
practices in Nepal
  To provide the students with a deeper understanding of the
concept of measurement, assessment, and evaluation.
 To develop the skills among the students in constructing test
items with technical qualities.
2. General  To enable the students in administering and scoring the different
Objectives types of test items.
 To make the students able in analyzing the test results.
 To familiarize the students with the existing evaluation practices
in the
 Define and explain the meaning curriculum.
 Explain the importance of curriculum.
 Describe the changing concepts of curriculum
 Describe the relationship between syllabus, curriculum and
textbook.
Unit :1
Concept of
Curriculum
  Describe various sources of influence on curriculum
 . 2.1 Philosophy:
Unit II: Sources  (Idealism, realism, pragmatism, and existentialism) and their
of Influences influence in curriculum

on Curriculum  2.2 Major learning theories:

curriculum (12)  Implications of Behaviourists', cognitivists' and constructivists'

theories to curriculum
 2.3 Society: Influences of society and culture on curriculum
Unit III:
Curriculum  Selection and organization of content
 Criteria for selection of content Criteria for organizing contents
Development
(20)
Unit 4: Existing
Secondary
School
Curriculum in
Nepal
Existing
Secondary
School
Curriculum of
Nepal
Unit 5: Local
Curriculum
Unit: 7
Characteristics
of a Good Test
(15)
Unit: 8
Construction
of Teacher
Made Test (20)
Unit 11
assembling,
Scoring and
Analyzing Test
Score (15)
Unit: 10
Other Devices
of Evaluation
(10)
Unit:11 Current
Evaluation
system in the
School Level of
Nepal (10)