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EDUCATION 325-3 

MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN TEACHING 

SPRING 

1981

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 

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.; CRITERION - REFERENCED MEASUREMENT; Englewood Cliffs, N. J. 

Prentice-Hall, 

1978.