The document outlines the key aspects of evaluating and organizing educational programs. It highlights the purposes of evaluation, such as determining the impact of a program, identifying areas for improvement, and justifying future actions.
Identifying the course units based on tehe organizing principle(s)
Selecting the shape of the syllabus
The story-line format
The matrix format
The cyclical format
The modular format
The linear format
What stages are followed in desisning a course?
Subtopic
Task
Skills
Notional
Functional
Topical
Situational
Structural
Language Testing
Criterion-reference texts
Intended to measure the amount of course material that each student has learned
Norm-referenced
The ones intended to compare the relative performance of students to each other
Materials
The decisions regarding approaches,syllabuses,techniques and exercises should always be left up to the individuals who are on site and know the situation best
Evaluation
Purposes
To identify areas for improvement in an ongoing programme
To justify future courses of action
To identify what effect a programme has had
To decide whether a programme has had the intended effect
