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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.

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