Evaluation of Kashan Seminary Educational System on the Basis of CIPP Model(Case Study: The First Level of Kashan Seminary)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the first level of Kashan Seminary educational system based on the CIPP model. The statistical population was comprised of four groups: officials(25), professors(32), students (650) and graduates of the last two years(189). The sampling of two groups (the officials and professors) was done through census sampling, and the sampling of the other two groups (the students and graduates) was carried out according to Morgan's Table, so that each group had respectively 242 and 123 members. In order to collect data, four researcher-made questionnaires were used. In evaluating the context factor, "quantity of the students' interest for joining the seminary", "cultural conditions", and "the objectives" were investigated. The results showed that "the objectives" are relatively favorable, and other criteria are favorable. The variables in the assessment of inputs were "students", "content", "educational facilities and settings", "time" and "professor".  "Master" criterion was unfavorable;   "students" and "time" criteria were favorable; and other criteria were relatively favorable. The criteria used for evaluating the process factor were: "teaching methods" and "educational outcomes" that were relatively favorable. "Students' learning rate" and "behavioral and practical outcomes" were criteria that were used to evaluate output factor; these criteria were relatively favorable.