Strategies in Curriculum

Evaluation / Review
Outsiders may be consultants, inspectors or
administrators. They are considered experts
because they have spent years teaching,
running projects or training. Outsiders can
bring a different perspective and encourage
participants to discuss.
Evaluation by Outsider

1. Testing Measurement of the products or
the outcomes of schooling.

2. Inspection Independent observation of
the process of schooling.
2 Basic approaches to evaluation by
Outsider
The legal base specifies that the activity needs an
external evaluation.
There is a reason to believe that an internal
evaluation would not meet the principles of
objectivity and independence.
The evaluation needs tool and resources that are
not available in-house.
When to use External Evaluators?
Insiders may be teachers, students, staff and
anyone else closely involve in the
development and implementation of the
programme. Insiders have far greater
experience of the situation. They are the ones
who know if the innovations are appropriate
to their own context and are also the ones that
will be affected by the decisions taken.
Evaluation by Insider

Additional valuable knowledge can be gained by
doing the evaluation in-house that would not be
obtained if it was commissioned to external
evaluators.
The information that will be used during the
evaluation is confidential and therefore cannot be
disclosed to external parties.
The evaluation results are urgent.
No budget to pay for external evaluators.
When to use Internal Evaluators?
Effective evaluation requires a combination of
insiders and outsiders.
An effective evaluation design encourages
stakeholder participation, concentrates on
skill development, and establishes the
usefulness of the report and its
recommendations.
Combined Strategies
External and Internal Evaluators