Curriculum Evaluation Assignment for Teacher Development Course

This assignment delves into the intricacies of curriculum evaluation, addressing its core phases and the application of interviews as a key evaluation instrument. The response outlines the four critical phases of curriculum evaluation: planning and information gathering, interpreting and implementation, completion, and evaluation. It then examines interviews, identifying their purpose as a method for direct candidate assessment. The assignment thoroughly analyzes the advantages of interviews, such as the potential for direct conversation and gaining unique perspectives, while also acknowledging significant challenges. These challenges include potential biases, the impact of poorly structured questions, the risks of inadequate follow-up, inconsistencies, and the need for substantial resources. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of addressing these challenges to ensure relevant and reliable outcomes in the evaluation process. The assignment uses relevant references to support the arguments.

Curriculum evaluation

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
B2. Curriculum evaluation involves gathering and interpreting data to decide whether to
accept, change or eliminate aspect of the curriculum ............................................................3
a) What are the FOUR phases of curriculum evaluation that you must consider if you were
responsible for curriculum evaluation? .................................................................................3
b) You have decided to use interviews as an instrument for curriculum evaluation. Identify
the purpose, advantages and challenges of using this instrument. ........................................3
Purpose:..................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Interview is a method of collecting direct information for judging candidates (Solarino and
Aguinis, 2020). Presently there is analysis of the purpose, challenges of using it as a method of
curriculum evaluation of candidates.
B2. Curriculum evaluation involves gathering and interpreting data to decide whether to accept,
change or eliminate aspect of the curriculum
a) What are the FOUR phases of curriculum evaluation that you must consider if you were
responsible for curriculum evaluation?
The four phases of curriculum evaluation are mentioned below:
Planning and gathering of information: It is the stage at which there is evaluation of planning
and the implementation that determines the feasibility of the project (Zarhin, 2018). There is
identification of stakeholders to specify the short and long term goals.
Interpreting and Implementation: In this stage there is evaluation during the implementation of
program to examine where the program is successfully recruiting & training is provided to
intended participants. The collected data is interpreted at this stage.
Completion: In this stage there is achievement of the laid objectives.
Evaluation: The achieve outcomes will be evaluated based on achieve outcomes.
b) You have decided to use interviews as an instrument for curriculum evaluation. Identify the
purpose, advantages and challenges of using this instrument.
Purpose:
It is a face to face direct conversation that is used fore evaluation of a candidate. There are some
significant skills set of a individual that can be easily evaluated based on use of direct interview
as a tool.
Advantages of interview as curriculum evaluation.
 Interview is a fundamental methodology that leads to direct conservation between the
investigator and the respondent.

 It leads to interview collecting direct information and better understanding of the
respondents unique perspective, world views and opinions.
Challenges of using interview as a evaluation tool:
 Interview may be biased and it can lead to a complete wrong and misleading conclusions.
 Improper formation of interview questions can lead to assessment of candidate on wrong
grounds (Kutrovátz, 2017).
 Lack of follow up is also a scenario if in case interviewer is not taking proper follow up
then it may lead to misleading statements.
 There may be presence of general inconsistent that may lead to interview inconsistency to
filter in the regular process.
 Interview questions can be not in agreement to the required skills in a individual.
 Delayed feedback results into wrong misinterpretation that can be developed in a
candidates mind and they are not Able to reach to required justifications (Sarrett, 2017).
 There is requirement of large amount of resources in terms of cost and quality by the data
interview that affects the situation of limited resources availability.
 INTERVIEW is only suitable in case of limited number of candidates or limited Sample
size.
 There is requirement of manual data entry and strong based of intellectual knowledge to
review performance of each individual in case of use of interview.
CONCLUSION
It can be concluded that interview is one of the mots preferred methods but it has many
challenges that have to be overcome by the interview to ensure relevant outcomes.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Solarino, A.M. and Aguinis, H., 2020. Challenges and best‐practice recommendations for
designing and conducting interviews with elite informants. Journal of Management
Studies.
Zarhin, D., 2018. Conducting joint interviews with couples: Ethical and methodological
challenges. Qualitative health research, 28(5), pp.844-854.
Kutrovátz, K., 2017. Conducting qualitative interviews with children–methodological and
ethical challenges. Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 8(2), pp.65-88.
Sarrett, J., 2017. Interviews, disclosures, and misperceptions: Autistic adults' perspectives on
employment related challenges. Disability Studies Quarterly, 37(2).