Evaluation of the Learning Outcomes in the Revised EFL Curriculum: A Research on Outcome Verbs

Autor/inn/en	Agçam, Reyhan; Babanoglu, M. Pinar
Titel	Evaluation of the Learning Outcomes in the Revised EFL Curriculum: A Research on Outcome Verbs
Quelle	In: International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 12 (2020) 1, S.127-142 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1562-0506
Schlagwörter	Educational Change; Curriculum Development; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Verbs; Curriculum Design; Outcomes of Education; Foreign Countries; Language Usage; Discourse Analysis; Elementary School Curriculum; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lehrplangestaltung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Sprachgebrauch; Diskursanalyse; Türkei
Abstract	EFL curricula for primary and secondary education in Turkey were revised based on the 2012 educational reform, and issued to the institutions of primary and secondary education affiliated to the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) in 2017 to be put into practice the following academic year. This study was motivated to examine the revised primary EFL curriculum with a focus on the outcome statements with respect to verb choice. Accordingly, seven sets of data were compiled from these statements identified for 2nd to 8th grades in the document, and a total of 376 outcome statements were analysed. The results demonstrated that active verbs that are recommended for writing learning outcomes constituted 14% of 403 verbs in these statements while over 41% were comprised of vague verbs that should be avoided in writing learning outcomes such as "understand" and "know" as they make the statements hard to evaluate. The findings were discussed and outlined in detail, and a couple of practical implications were offered for curriculum designers based the findings reported in this research. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	World Council for Curriculum and Instruction. California School of Education, Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131. Web site: http://ijci.wcci-international.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01