Programme Development and Evaluation

Pre-requisites: -

Course objectives: Familiarization with the basic concepts and approaches in the field of curriculum development and evaluation; Understanding the relation between the programme as a model and as an educational practice; introduction to programme analysis methodology, research, development and evaluation.

Course description: Basic concepts and approaches: plan, programme and curriculum; planning and programming in education; the structure and elements of educational program: the inner logic of curriculum planning; Resources and outcomes of educational programmes; Programme types/ approaches to programming and organization of educational practice: programme as a plan versus process of curriculum development; contents (disciplines), results and development as starting points in programme designing; disciplinary and integrated (thematic) curriculum. Evaluation of educational programmes: functions and types of programme evaluation; examples and experiences of evaluation studies. Approaches and strategies of programme design: educational reforms and curriculum changes, action research as a curriculum development method. Practical course: Design of pilot research with the reports; design of an educational programme.

Learning Outcomes: Student: is familiar with the structure and elements of educational programme; is able to analyse and review the resources and starting points; is capable of applying different approaches to programme planning and development; understands evaluation types and functions; is capable of developing a programme and an evaluation model.

Literature/Reading:

• Bašić, S., 2007, "Obrazovni sadržaji-didaktički pristup metodologiji izrade kurikuluma, u: Pavišić, V., ur., Kurikulum, Školska knjiga, Zagreb (str.103-134)
• Bruner, Dž., 2000, Kultura obrazovanja, Educa, Zagreb, str. 57-95
• Klajn, M.F., 1984, "Alternativne koncepcije i nacrti kurikuluma" (interni prevod), str. 6
• Pavišić, V. 2007, "Pedagogija i metodologija kurikuluma", u Pavišić, V. ur. Kurikulum, Školska knjiga, Zagreb (str.15-20)
• Pavlovski, T., 1991, Tematsko planiranje vaspitno-obrazovnog rada u dečjim vrtićima, Filozofski fakultet, Beograd, magistarska teza (izvodi), str. 12
• Pešić, M., 1987, Vrednovanje predškolskih vaspitnih programa, ZUNS, Bgd, str. 163-183
• Pešić, M., 1989, "Planiranje vaspitno-obrazovnog rada po oblastima: jedno akciono istraživanje, Predškolsko dete, 2,
• Slunjski E., 2001, Integrirani predškolski kurikulum, Mali profesor, Zagreb, str. 12-44
• King, N. 1984, "Rekontekstualizacija kurikuluma", str. 4 (interni prevod)