Development and Validation of OBE-based Syllabus Evaluation Tool
Keywords:
syllabus evaluation tool, instrument development and validation
Abstract
This study describes the development and validation of an evaluation tool to measure the quality of OBE-based syllabi and its compliance to flexible learning. This tool made used a two-stage approach. In the development stage, the items were carefully generated based on the answers from the experts. The tool was then scrutinized and examined by validators to review the items including its content and language used. Thus, a 17-item evaluation tool was developed. In the validation stage, the tool was pilot tested on 49 respondents and found to have a good level of reliability. The results of the construct validity using EFA with 288 respondents from the HEIs faculties in the region showed that the scale has two factors. The performance criteria were composed of ten (10) items while there were seven (7) items in the teaching-learning process component. The findings concluded that interplay between performance criteria and teaching-learning process indicators can be used to ensure the quality of the flexible learning-compliant OBE-based syllabi. Thus, confirmation of the structure of the developed evaluation tool is highly recommended.References
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Bono, R., Núñez-Peña, M. I., & Suárez-Pellicioni, M. (2017, May). Rubrics use and in-class feedback in higher education: Students’ perceptions and their effect on academic achievement. In Third International Conference on Higher Education Advances.
Chan, Yuen Fook (2016). Blended Learning as a Conduit for Inquiry-Based Instruction, Active Learning, Formative Assessment and Its Impact on Students’ Learning Outcomes in Higher Education. Knowledge Management International Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Cockett, A., & Jackson, C. (2018). The use of assessment rubrics to enhance feedback in higher education: An integrative literature review. Nurse education today, 69, 8-13.
David, F.P. (2002). Understanding and Doing Research: A Handbook for Beginners. Iloilo City. Panorama Printing Inc.
DeVellis, R. (1991). Scale Development: Theory and Applications. Newbury Park: Sage
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Guo, P., Wang, L., & Chen, L. (2017). Reform of Automobile Electronic Technology Teaching-mode Based on OBE Educational Theory. Journal of Education and Praxis Research. Volume 3, Issue 1, (2017) 1-5. Retrieved on October 13, 2021 from http://www.cayley-nielson.com/jepr.
Gharajedaghi, J. (2011) in Systems Thinking (Third Edition)
Lam, B. H., & Tsui, K. T. (2016). Curriculum mapping as deliberation–examining the alignment of subject learning outcomes and course curricula. Studies in Higher Education, 41(8), 1371-1388.
Mangali, G. R., Biscocho, S. S., Mary Rose M. Salagubang, M. R. M., and Del Castillo, A. P. (2019). Teaching and learning experiences in Letran’s partial implementation of Outcomes Based Education. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications (IJMRAP), (2)1, pp. 49-57.
Matshedisho, K. R. (2020). Straddling rows and columns: Students’(mis) conceptions of an assessment rubric. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 45(2), 169-179.
Mulenga, I. M. & Luangala, J. R. (2015). Curriculum Design in Contemporary Teacher Education: What makes Job Analysis a Vital Preliminary Ingredient? International Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education. 2(1), 39-51.
Qiuyan G. "Reform of Course Teaching Mode Based on OBE Education Theory——A Case Study of "Management Basis "Course". Journal of Yueyang Vocational and Technical College (06) (2016): 84-87.
Rajak, A., Shrivastava, A. K., and Tripathi, A. K. (2019). An approach to evaluate program outcomes and program educational objectives through direct and indirect assessment tools. KIET Group of Institutions, iJET (14)23. Ghaziabad, India. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v14i23.11018
Tam, Maureen (2014). "Outcomes-based approach to quality assessment and curriculum improvement in higher education". Quality Assurance in Education. 22 (2): 158–168. doi:10.1108/QAE-09-2011-0059
William G. Spady. OBE: Reform in Search of a Definition. (2011-10-13)[2016-10-26]. http://encyclopedia.the- freedictionary.com/Outcome-Based Education.
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