EDUCATION 325-3 ?
    MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN TEACHING
    Spring, 1987
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    Instructor:
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    Stan Shapson
    Mondays, 4:30 - 7:20 ?
    Location: ?
    MPX 7610
    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 Objectives:
    To increase the skills and knowledge of teachers regarding the construction, evaluation and selection of
    educational measurement and assessment devices.
    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
    Assignments
    1.
    Seminar presentation of an evaluation issue (20%).
    2.
    Mid-term exam (30%).
    3.
    Major paper-discussion and critique of an evaluation method (50%).
    Required Text
    Gronlund, N.E. Measurement and evaluation in teaching (5th Edition). New York: MacMillan.

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