Principles of curriculum development and evaluation curriculum development UE Past Papers Questions.

Curriculum reforms observed in Tanzania early in 2000s which led to the development of broad field curriculum was led to one of the following driving forces:

1. political influence
2. pressure groups
3. religion
4. socio-economic changes

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Fear of the dark, regarding a proposed curricula reform, can be due to stakeholders

1. certainity about demand of the reforms made
2. perceptions of the reforms being too ambisious
3. lack of ownership of the old curriculum
4. doubts of their abilities and skills to succeed with the reforms

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Lack of curriculum ownerships can be caused by :

1. absence of stakeholder`s interest on the proposed reforms
2. lack of classroom-based realities of the proposed reforms
3. lack of stakeholder`s competence to cope with the reforms’
4. stakeholder`s perceived behaviour control

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While attitudinal types of curriculum changes  and innovations focus on altering  beliefs regarding the impacts of  the proposed  curriculum design and associated practices; the  pedagogical changes and innovations focus on the design , structure and content of the curriculum itself.

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Curriculum evaluation requires information regarding aims, objectives, goals, standards, materials, procedures and strategies of the implemented curriculum

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