Evaluation of the Curriculum of the Teaching in the Multigrade Classrooms Course: Participatory Evaluation Approach

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Title: Evaluation of the Curriculum of the Teaching in the Multigrade Classrooms Course: Participatory Evaluation Approach
Language: English
Authors: Karaçoban, Fatma (ORCID 0000-0001-7779-6500), Karakus, Memet
Source: Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction. 2022 12(1):84-99.
Availability: Pegem Academy Publishing and Educational Guidance Services TLC. Mesrutiyet Caddesi, No: 45, Ankara, Kizilay 06420, Turkey. e-mail: editor@pegegog.net; Web site: http://www.pegegog.net/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Elementary Education
Descriptors: Multigraded Classes, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Preservice Teachers, Curriculum Evaluation, Student Participation, Elementary Education
ISSN: 2146-0655
Abstract: This study aims to evaluate a curriculum designed for a course as "Teaching in Multigrade Classrooms" available in pre-service teacher education by using participatory evaluation approach. The case study, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the study. The participants of the study consisted of the pre-service teachers who studied in Primary School Teaching at a state university in the Eastern Mediterranean region and taking the Teaching in Multigrade Classrooms course, and one of the researchers who implemented the curriculum as well as an observer participating in the implementation process of the relevant curriculum. Observation, interview, and document analysis were used to collect data. The data were inductively and deductively analyzed. As a result, it was decided through this study that the curriculum developed was applicable and could meet the requirements emerging in the context of the current situation, contributing to pre-service teachers personally and professionally.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2022
Accession Number: EJ1329643
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This study aims to evaluate a curriculum designed for a course as "Teaching in Multigrade Classrooms" available in pre-service teacher education by using participatory evaluation approach. The case study, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the study. The participants of the study consisted of the pre-service teachers who studied in Primary School Teaching at a state university in the Eastern Mediterranean region and taking the Teaching in Multigrade Classrooms course, and one of the researchers who implemented the curriculum as well as an observer participating in the implementation process of the relevant curriculum. Observation, interview, and document analysis were used to collect data. The data were inductively and deductively analyzed. As a result, it was decided through this study that the curriculum developed was applicable and could meet the requirements emerging in the context of the current situation, contributing to pre-service teachers personally and professionally.
ISSN:2146-0655