Certified in Measurement and evaluation

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About Course

The purposes of the measurement and evaluation course are to describe the historical development of testing and evaluation, Enumerate the importance and functions of tests in education, Explain the concept of educational objectives, Discuss the taxonomy of educational objectives, Describe the domains of educational objectives, List the uses of classroom test, List the types of test used in the classroom, Enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of subjective and objective testing, Explain test administration and scoring, Estimate and interpret the reliability of a test, Explain the validity of a test as an instrument, Describe the problems of grading tests, Explain quality control in the grading system, develop a variety of item formats including multiple-choice and constructed-response items and develop answer keys and scoring rubrics for different item formats

 

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What Will You Learn?

  • Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to;
  • know how to develop relevant educational assessment
  • describe fundamental aspects on the quality of assessment procedures
  • • evaluate tests and items using statistical and qualitative methods
  • incorporate meaning into test score scales using both norm-referenced and criterion-referenced procedures
  • use standard setting techniques to set “passing scores” and other performance standards on tests
  • develop appropriate documentation to properly communicate the quality of an assessment

Course Content

Module 1

  • Overview of Testing, Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation
  • Meaning of testing, Types of tests, uses of tests, function and purpose of testing, characteristics of effective tests, steps involved in a test construction
  • the concept of measurement, measurement scales (nominal, ordinal, ratio and interval scales)

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