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    Education 325-3
    Measurement and Evaluation in Teaching
    Spring Session 1985
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    Instructor: Dr. Michael Marshall
    Thursdays 4:30-7:30
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    Location: On campus
    Calendar Description
    Basic principles of test theory applied to the use of measures in education,
    including the construction and use of classroom tools for measuring achievement
    of educational objectives, the selection and use of standardized tests, analysis
    of test results, grading practices, and discussion of current issues.
    Pre-requisites
    Education 220 or equivalent; Math 101 or Psych 210 recommended.
    Main Objective
    To increase the skills and knowledge of teachers regarding the construction,
    use, selection, and evaluation of measures appropriate to the assessment of
    student performance with respect to achievement and non-achievement objectives.
    Topics
    * Overview of measurement and evaluation in teaching
    * Basic principles of measurement theory
    * Construction and use of classroom tests
    * Analysis and interpretation of test results
    * Selection and use of standardized tests
    * Grading practices and reporting
    * Current issues and trends in educational measurement and evaluation
    Assignments
    1.
    preparation of test blueprint and sample objectives ..........5%
    2. two 1-hr midterm examinations.......... ......
    30%
    3.
    development of a classroom test and amplified objectives
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    15%
    4.
    analysis of test results and modification of items ...........20%
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    final examination. . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . . . . . . . ................. 30%
    100%
    Required Text
    Gronlund, N.E.
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    Measurement and Evaluation in Teaching (4th Edition)
    New York: MacMillan, 1981.
    Education 325
    Schedule of Topics and Assignments
    January 10 Overview of measurement and evaluation in teaching
    17 Basic principles of measurement theory
    24 Construction and use of classroom tests I
    31 Construction and use of classroom tests II
    February 7 Midterm (1 hour); Construction and use of classroom tests III
    14 Construction and use of classroom tests TV
    21 Analysis and interpretation of test results I
    28 Analysis and interpretation of test results II
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    7 Midterm (1 hour); Process and product evaluation
    14 Selection and use of standardized tests
    21 Grading practices and reporting
    28 Current issues/trends in educational measurement and evaluation
    April ?
    4 Final examination-.
    Schedule of Assignments
    January 31 Assi
    g nment 1 due
    February 28 Assignment. 2 due
    Uarch ?
    28 Assignment 3 due

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