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Education 325-3
Measurement and Evaluation in Teaching
INTERSESSION, 1986
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Instructor: Stan Shapson
Tuesdays & Thursdays
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Location: MPX 7506
9:30 a. m. - 12:20 p.m.
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 and
overview of contemporary, local and provincial evaluation
programs.
Pre-requisites
Education 220 or equivalent; Math 101 or Pysc. 210
recommended.
Main Objective:
To increase the skills and knowledge of teachers regarding
the construction, evaluation and selection, educational
measurement and assessment devices.
Topics:
The main topics to be covered in the course include:
- Overview of measurement and evaluation in teaching
- Basic principles of measurement theory
- Measurement devices for classroom use (standardized
and classroom tests, scales/questionnaires, systematic
observation)
- Selection and development of measurement devices
- Evaluation of programs and school systems
Assi anments:
1.
Seminar presentation of an evaluation issue (20X)
2.
Mid-term exam (30"!.)
3.. Major paper-discussion and critique of an evaluation
method (507.)
Re q uired Text:
Gronlund, N.E. Measurement and evaluation in teaching
(5th Edition). New York: MacMillan, 1981.