EVALUATION THEORY AND ASSESSMENT
•Tyler'stheoryofeducationalevaluationandassessment,oftenreferred
toasthe"TylerModel,"revolutionizedthefieldofeducationby
introducingasystematicandcomprehensiveapproachtocurriculum
designandassessment.Thistheory,developedinthemid-20thcentury,
remainsinfluentialandrelevanttothisday.
TheTylerModel,developedbyRalphTylerinthe1940’s,isthe
quintessentialprototypeofcurriculumdevelopmentinthescientific
approach.Onecouldalmostdaretosaythateverycertifiedteacherin
Americaandmaybebeyondhasdevelopedcurriculumeitherdirectly
orindirectlyusingthismodeloroneofthemanyvariations.
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: THE
TYLER MODEL
Tyler’s Model consists of four steps:
1. Determine the school’s purposes (objectives)
2. Identify educational experiences related to purpose
3. Organize the experiences
4. Evaluate the purposes