What is included in the HECAT?
The HECAT includes all the needed guidance and appraisal tools for carrying out a thorough and systematic assessment of a health education curriculum. Information, materials, processes and tools are included in the chapters, appendices and glossary. The HECAT includes • Essential background information and instructions for using the HECAT to review and improve locally developed curricula. • Templates to record important descriptive information about a curriculum for use in the curriculum review process. • Preliminary curriculum considerations, such as accuracy, acceptability, feasibility, and affordability analyses. • Curriculum fundamentals, such as teacher materials, instructional design, and instructional strategies and materials. • Customizable templates for state or local use. • Specific health-topic concept and skills analyses.
