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    Educ.
    325-3
    Measurement and Evaluation in Teaching
    SPRING,
    1983
    ?
    INSTRUCTOR: ?
    N. W. Phillips
    Monday and Wednesday
    1:30 - 3:00 ?
    LOCATION: on campus
    CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
    Basic principles of test theory applied to the use of measures in education;
    construction and use of classroom tools for measuring achievement of
    educational objectives; including observation methods, standardized
    tests, overview of contempory local and provincial evaluation programs.
    This course is designed to increase the skills of teachers and student
    teachers regarding the construction, evaluation and selection of
    educational assessment procedures. While there is a large body of
    theory in this area, we will focus more on applied principles than on
    theory per s.
    PRE-REQUISITE:
    Education
    220
    or equivalent; Math 101 or Psychology
    210
    recommended.
    The statistics re-requisite will allow you to cover some of the course
    content at a greater depth of understanding. However, most students
    who have not taken statistics do quite well in the course.
    ACC I tMMIMT.
    1.
    Two short papers
    (3-5
    pages) on issues in measurement and evaluation
    in education. One of these papers to be presented in class. Each
    paper will be graded out of
    15
    marks.
    2. A midterm exam.
    (35
    marks)
    3.
    A major paper in which you will discuss and critique an evaluation
    method. ?
    (35
    marks)
    TEXTBOOK:
    Gronlund, N.E. Measurement and Evaluation in Teaching (4th ed.).
    New York: Macmillan,
    1981.

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