Evaluating the Chemistry Curriculum for Industrial Technical institutes in the Republic of Yemen in the Light of Quality Standards

Abstract

The study is aimed to evaluate the chemistry curriculum for industrial technical institutes in the Republic of Yemen in the light of quality standards. To achieve this، the researcher prepared a model for estimating the quality of the chemistry curriculum for industrial technical institutes، and adopted a model for estimating a curriculum for technical education TECA (Technical Education Curriculum Assessment)، prepared by the University of California، USA. The study is conducted on a sample of 67 experts and teachers working in the field of industrial technical education، among them 42 experts and 25 teachers. The study tool is applied to the sample twice in a row، with a time difference of 45 days. The research reaches a number of results، the most important of which are: the overall evaluation of the quality of the chemistry curriculum is average. A number of recommendations are made، the most important of which are: paying attention to composing and developing technical education curricula in general and chemistry curricula in particular in the light of quality standards، and enriching these curricula according to the technical education curriculum assessment model.