Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in the Curriculum

Abstract

AHP model as one of the most efficient techniques and as a comprehensive system designed to the multi-criteria decisions possibility of formulating provides natural complex to hierarchy. This model is a simple calculation on the matrix that begins for identifying and prioritizing the elements of decision making. Curriculum is a process including: identifying goals, choosing content, teaching, and learning strategies. The programmer is inevitable to decision making in each of these stages. In many of stages of the curriculum, to considering political, social and economic factors, decision making is become difficult. We can use the AHP model in these situations (or normal) and also convert them to adapting with humans mind and nature in simple form. In other words, Analytical Hierarchy Process calculates levels of decisions adjusting and judge about being good and bad or acceptable and unacceptable choices. Thus, this article study application of AHP model in curriculum and introduces it as an adequate way for decision-making in curriculum process. At last this study indicates application of AHP model in an example according to teaching-learning strategy.

Keywords: Curriculum, Analytical Hierarchy Process, selecting content, teaching - learning strategies, identifying goals