Designing and Validation of Optimal Pattern for Problem-Oriented Curriculum (Case Study: E-Learning Centers of State Universities of Tehran)

The aim of this study is to design and validate the optimal pattern for problem-oriented curriculum in E-learning centers of state universities of Tehran. To this end, alignment method which is one of the most common approaches in hybrid methods was used. From the statistical sample, 8 informationist were selected through unlikelihood, targeted snowball sampling and interviewed. Interview with faculty members was done until it sufficed for the study. For validation, 18 subjections were selected through satisfaction function, which represents the belief in the goodness of sample. The subjects then responded to the researcher-made questionnaire through Delphi method. For qualitative data analysis, Van Manen phenomenological approach was used and content analysis was done for realizing the hidden meanings and themes in library texts. For quantitative data analysis, fuzzy factor analysis based on fuzzy theories was done. The analyzed problem-oriented curriculum pattern was introduced as the base pattern. Moreover, the obtained pattern from this study includes 12 dimensions (objectives, content, tools and infrastructure, teacher, learner, learning methods, space, time, principles, structure, evaluation and strategy) and all the elements of problem-oriented curriculum are necessary and critical in electronic problem-oriented curriculum. The results of this study show that a proper pattern of problem-oriented curriculum in E-learning centers is constituted from 12 dimensions (objectives, content, tools and infrastructure, teacher, learner, learning methods, space, time, principles, structure, evaluation and strategy) with good construct validity.