S
Educ.
325-3
Measurement and Evaluation in Teaching
SPRING,
1983
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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.