The Evaluation of a Master's Program of Curriculum and Instruction in Light of CAEP Standards

The main purpose of this study was to determine the degree of achievement of CAEP standards in the master's program of curriculum and instruction at Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University from the perspective of faculty members and candidates. The research utilized an analytical descriptive method to describe the reality of the master's program of curriculum and instruction. A survey with 34 items was administrated to faculty (n= 22) and candidates (n= 38). The results showed that CAEP standards achieved at a large extent in the Master's Program of Curriculum and Instruction where: Clinical partnerships and practice comes first with an average of (3.95) then Program Impact (3.95), Program Impact (3.45), content and pedagogical knowledge (3.84), and they all were highly available. In the last place comes Candidate Recruitment Progression and support (3.65) with a medium availability in the program. The results showed that there were no significant differences at the level of significance between the faculty members and students responding to(CAEP) standards availability in the program.