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EDUCATION 325-3
MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN TEACHING
SPRING
1981
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INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Ron Marx
CAMPUS
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TIMES: Tuesdays, :OO -
7:00
Basic principles of test theory applied to the use of measures in education;
construction and use of classroom tools for measuring achievement of educa-
tional objectives, including observation methods, standardized tests,
overview of contemporary local and provincial evaluation programs.
Pre-requisite: Education 220 or equivalent; Math 101 or Psych. 210 recommended.
Assignments:
A.
Two short papers (3 - 5 pages) on issues in measurement and evaluation
in education (15 pts. each).
B. A midterm exam (30 pts.).
C.
A paper in which you discuss and critique an evaluation method ('W pts.).
TEXTS:
GRONLUND, N.E.; MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN TEACHING
(3rd.
ed.);
New York:
Macmillan,
1976.
POPHAM, W.J
.
.; CRITERION - REFERENCED MEASUREMENT; Englewood Cliffs, N. J.
Prentice-Hall,
1978.