| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 3 |
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| Semester | Fifth Term (Fall) |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Writes defensible questions by utilizing the technical specifications of question formats used in classroom achievement measurement
- Applies the planning and preparation stages of tests used to measure achievement
- Distinguishes the cognitive processes addressed under the definition of achievement
- Interprets the reliability of results obtained from measurement instruments
- Interprets scores obtained from measurement instruments and applies the grading process using these scores
- Interprets measurement results according to norm-referenced and criterion-referenced evaluations
- Uses measurement results for feedback purposes and monitors student progress
- Evaluates measurement instruments in terms of content validity
- Prepares scoring keys and rubrics
- Interprets data sets obtained on the basis of test scores and item scores within the scope of measurement and evaluation processes
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | This course covers the techniques that teacher candidates will use in classroom measurement and evaluation processes. The course encompasses fundamental concepts regarding the accurate and effective use of various measurement instruments in monitoring student progress, with the expectation that students will be able to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired in practice. Therefore, practice-oriented activities will be conducted throughout the semester. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Discussion and definition of concepts: measurement, assessment, test, evaluation, variable types. Practice: Basic SPSS commands. |
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2nd Week |
Cognitive processes used in achievement measurement. Test planning and development stages. Using processes for feedback. Practice: Data sets, Item examples, International Exam Reports. |
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3rd Week |
Norm-referenced and criterion-referenced evaluation processes. Practice: Laboratory work. Interpreting measurement results. (Mean, Median, Standard Deviation, Skewness, Kurtosis etc.) |
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4th Week |
Score analyses. Practice: Laboratory work. Normative interpretation, percentile ranks, standard scores, distribution characteristics. |
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5th Week |
Classroom measurement and evaluation approaches, different question formats. Practice: Item writing activities. True-False / Matching. |
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6th Week |
Classroom measurement and evaluation approaches, different question formats. Practice 1: Item writing techniques. Multiple-choice question formats. |
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7th Week |
Classroom measurement and evaluation approaches, different question formats. Practice 2: Item writing techniques. Multiple-choice question formats. |
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8th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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9th Week |
Statistical analysis and interpretation of objective question formats. Practice: Laboratory work. Item analysis of objective formats. (Norm-referenced/Criterion-referenced item analysis). |
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10th Week |
Classroom measurement and evaluation approaches, different question formats. Practice 1: Preparing short-answer and open-ended question formats. |
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11th Week |
Classroom measurement and evaluation approaches, different question formats. Practice 2: Preparing scoring keys, scoring, and analysis. |
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12th Week |
Technical properties of results from measurement instruments: Validity. Practice: Content validity application. Correlation-based validity studies. |
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13th Week |
Technical properties of results from measurement instruments: Reliability. Practice: Laboratory work. (Reliability calculation, correlation techniques.) |
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14th Week |
Technical properties of results from measurement instruments: Validity. Performance-based and portfolio assessment. |
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15th Week |
Performance-based and portfolio assessment. |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | 1.Anastasi, A. and Urbina, S. (1997). Psychological Testing. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
2.Anastasi, A. and Urbina, S. (2021). Psikolojik Testlerin Kullanımı. Çeviri Editörü: Mustafa Baloğlu. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık
3.Berberoğlu, G. (2012). Geniş Ölçekli Sınavlarda Kapsam Geçerliği Nasıl Sağlanır. Cito Eğitim: Kuram ve Uygulama Dergisi. 10-22.
4. Berberoğlu, G. (2006). Sınıf içi Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Teknikleri. Ankara: Morpa Yayıncılık (e-kitap)
5. International Test Commission. (2017). The ITC Guidelines for Translating and Adapting Tests (Second edition). [www.InTestCom.org]
6. McCoach, D. B., Gable, R. K. and Madura, J. P. (2013). Instrument Development in the Affective Domain. New York: Springer.
7. Özçelik, D. A. (2013). Test Hazırlama Kılavuzu. 5. Baskı. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık. (TURCADEMY)
8.Tezbaşaran, A. A. (2008). Likert Tipi Ölçek Hazırlama Kılavuzu. 3. Sürüm (e-not) |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Practice
- Other
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
25 |
| Assignment |
1 |
25 |
| Total(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
6 |
6 |
| Course hours |
13 |
4 |
52 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
13 |
2 |
26 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Performance Practice |
7 |
2 |
14 |
| Total Work Load | 151 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.03 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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