INSTRUMENT FOR EVALATING A SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

T he need for conducting a situational analysis is a fundamental precept of effective curriculum

development .Developers commencing this process should always ask themselves questions like :
-What they know about the context the students ,teachers and school environment of this
curriculum?
-what do our learners need?
-And what do the society need?

SECTIONA
GENERAL QUESTIONS
1. What are the criteria used to select the committee?
Comment------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Does the committee have all the determinants of the situational analysis?
Comment-------------- YES/NO
3. Do they have minutes of the meetings held prior the commencement of the process?
Comment--------------YES /NO
4.What was basically discussed in those meetings?
Comment------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. What method was used to check the needs of the community?
Comments------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6.Any debates and misunderstandings during the process?
Comments-------------- YES/NO
7. How was the consensus reached?

Comments-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Challenges encountered?

Comments-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. How did they overcome challenges?
Comments------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. How much time did it take to finish the whole process?
Comments------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SECTION B

During the situational analysis was the following taken into consideration?
1. Cultural and social changes and expectations including parental expectations, employer
requirements, community assumption and value, changing relationship and ideology?
Answer------------ YES/NO
Comments-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Educational system requirements and challenges e.g policy statements, examinations, local
authority demands or pressures and education research?
Answer------------ YES/NO
Comments-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. The changing nature of the subject to be taught?
Answer ------------ YES /NO

Comment------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. The potential contribution of teacher support system e.g teacher training college and research
institute?
Answer------------- YES/NO
Comment------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Pupils aptitudes, abilities and defined educational needs?
Answer-------------- YES/NO
Comment-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Teachers values, attitudes, skills, knowledge, experience, social strength and weaknesses?
Answer--------------YES/NO
Comments-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Schools ethos of political structure: common assumptions and expectations including power
conformity to norms and dealing with deviance?
Answer-------------YES/NO
Comments-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Flow of resources into the institution?
Answer -------------YES/NO
Comments------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Material resources including plant, equipments and potential for enhancing these?
Answer------------- YES/NO

Comment------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Perceived and felt problems and shortcomings in the existing curriculum?
Answer-------------YES/NO
Comment-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SECTION C

QUESTIONNAIRE TO MEASURE QUALITY

QUESTION
1.Did you feel at ease during the whole process
2. Were you ever bored?
3. Number of problems encountered.
4. How was the communication between the
stakeholders?
5.Did you all appreciate the inputs of others
6.Is the curriculum content relevant to the
community?
7. Is it relevant to the learners?
8.Did you feel frustrated sometimes
9. Will you have the courage to start afresh if it is
not approved?
10. How much time was devoted to the process?

COMMENT
Yes/No
Yes/No
Give a figure
Good ,fair or poor
Yes /No
Yes/No (elaborate your answer)
Yes/No(elaborate your answer)
Yes/No why?
Yes/No