1. Research, improvement and development courses
In the process of finding problems, finding answers and solving problems, evaluators constantly deepen their understanding of curriculum problems, form new ideas and accumulate new curriculum experience.
2. Management courses
Generally speaking, the main function of evaluation for the purpose of curriculum management is to select, promote and identify the quality of preschool education.
2, evaluation content-evaluation of what?
The object of curriculum evaluation includes three parts: curriculum plan, the implementation process of curriculum plan and the final effect of curriculum plan.
1. course plan evaluation
First, whether all the elements and parts in the scheme are based on scientific principles and principles, and whether they are guided by advanced curriculum theory; The second is whether the curriculum structure is reasonable, whether there is a high internal consistency between the elements, and whether it conforms to the original guiding ideology.
2. Evaluation of curriculum implementation process
(1) Children's reaction in educational activities refers to initiative, participation and emotional expression.
(2) Teachers' educational attitudes and behaviors refer to the degree of control over children, classroom management methods, educational mechanisms and skills.
(3) the quality of teacher-student interaction
(4) Creation and utilization of children's learning environment.
3. Course effect evaluation
The evaluation of the effect of curriculum plan is generally determined by the evaluation of children's development, including: the evaluation of children's development after learning; The degree of conformity between the development status and the curriculum objectives; What unexpected results have been produced; Understand what changes have taken place in teachers and how to improve them.
3, the evaluation subject-who will evaluate?
The subject of curriculum evaluation refers to the curriculum evaluator. It is clearly stated in the outline that "managers, teachers, children and their parents are all participants in kindergarten education evaluation" and that "kindergarten education evaluation is mainly based on teachers' self-evaluation, with the participation of principals and related managers, other teachers and parents". Prior to this, the main body of kindergarten education evaluation in China was a relatively single manager evaluation, while the main body of curriculum evaluation changed from a single administrative evaluation to a multi-evaluation of managers, teachers, children and their parents, which is very beneficial to fully understand the quality of kindergarten education, improve the level of kindergarten education and promote the development of children.
Teachers and children are both "objects" and subjects of curriculum evaluation, and in the subjects of multiple evaluations, teachers and children are both subjects.
1, play the role of children's evaluation subject.
(1) for specific self-evaluation.
(2) Guide children to evaluate each other.
2. Give play to the leading role of teacher evaluation.
3. Parents' active participation promotes the implementation of developmental evaluation.
As parents, active support and cooperation can make the evaluation of children's development smoother and more perfect.
4. Evaluation criteria and indicators-based on what criteria?
1. Significance of curriculum evaluation criteria
(1) guidance function
(2) Recognition function
(3) Diagnostic function
(4) improvement
2. Scientific evaluation criteria should have four basic characteristics.
(1) Accuracy-refers to the evaluation criteria that can ensure that all information is needed and reliable.
(2) Usefulness-it means that the evaluation results have practical value, can provide rich information for all kinds of objects, and have a certain impact on the development, application and promotion of courses.
(3) Legitimacy-refers to the evaluation process should conform to social moral standards and the rights and interests of educational institutions and individuals.
(4) Feasibility-refers to feasibility, and the human and material resources invested are appropriate and effective.
5, evaluation types and methods-how to evaluate?
1. Evaluation type
At present, the commonly used types of curriculum evaluation are:
According to the reference point of evaluation, there are relative evaluation, absolute evaluation and personal development evaluation.
According to the function of evaluation, there are diagnostic evaluation, formative evaluation and summative evaluation.
2. Evaluation method
Evaluation should naturally accompany the whole educational process. According to the purpose and content of the evaluation, various methods such as observation, conversation, testing, job analysis, investigation and file analysis are comprehensively adopted.