Abstract:

Curriculum evaluation is a way to make judgments about the effectiveness of a curriculum. No matter how well the curricula are prepared, it is necessary to continuously evaluate the curricula in order to check whether they meet the needs of the society in which they are applied, and the evaluation results should be reflected in curriculum development studies. For this very reason, curriculum evaluation studies are of great importance. There are different curriculum evaluation models proposed in the literature, one of which is Hammond’s evaluation model which is among objectives-oriented evaluation approach that focuses on the extent to which educational goals are achieved in a curriculum. In this study, it is aimed to introduce Hammond’s evaluation model, which is one of the curriculum evaluation models but is used in a limited number in the literature, thus contribute to the literature. Within this purpose, the conceptual framework of Hammond’s evaluation model was explained, and the strengths and weaknesses of the model were revealed. As a result, Hammond’s evaluation model can be used effectively in curriculum evaluation studies in which research areas require an in-depth examination, quantitative and qualitative data collection tools are used since it can be divided into smaller parts and adapted to the context. In addition, it is thought that the use of Hammond’s evaluation model in the evaluation studies of newly developed curricula will provide a more comprehensive framework for curriculum development studies.

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