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MBZ 338 - Measurement and Evaluation in Education

Sports Science Faculty · Physical Education and Sports Teaching · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Muhammet YILMAZ

Course Objective

The aim is to equip students with knowledge and skills in measurement and evaluation in sports, and to train teachers who can use valid and reliable measurement tools.

Course Content

The place and importance of measurement and evaluation in education, the basic concepts of measurement and evaluation, the qualities required in measurement tools (reliability, validity, usefulness), measurement tools and features used in education, tools based on traditional approaches (written exams, short-answer exams, correct answers, etc.). -wrong type tests, multiple choice tests, matched tests, oral exams, assignments), tools for getting to know the student in multiple ways (observation, interview, performance evaluation, student product file, research papers, research projects, peer assessment, self-assessment, attitude scales) , basic statistical operations on measurement results, evaluation of learning outcomes, grading, development of measurement tool related to the field.

Required Resources

Anastasia, A. (1990). Psychological testing. Sixth edition. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. Atılgan, H, Kan, A. ve Doğan, N. (2009). Eğitimde ölçme ve değerlendirme. Anı yayıncılık: Ankara. Baykul, Y. (2000). Eğitimde ve psikolojide ölçme: klasik test teorisi ve uygulanması. Ankara: ÖSYM. De Fina, A. A. (1992). Portfolio assssment: geting started. New York: Scholastik Inc.. Demirel, Ö. (2003). Planlamadan Değerlendirmeye Öğretme Sanatı. Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık, 5. Baskı. Ebel, R. L. (1965).

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. It explains the fundamental concepts and principles of measurement and evaluation.
  2. Selects, plans, and implements appropriate assessment tools for physical education lessons.
  3. It conducts physical fitness and motor performance tests in accordance with standards.
  4. It analyzes and interprets the collected data and evaluates student progress.
  5. Interpret the types of errors in measurement, knows the properties of units Knows test analysis (difficulty index and discriminatory power) and examines the difficulty indices of test questions and calculate discriminants.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionDiscussionPresentationGroup StudyProblem Solving

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period5525
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment5525
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Importance of measurement, variables and types, types of measurement, unit and zero in measurementLecture presentation and reference books
2Scale types, statistical scales, evaluation and its elements, evaluation typesLecture presentation and reference books
3Measurement and evaluation in schools, M.E.B. secondary education regulationLecture presentation and reference books
4Measurement of cognitive, affective and psychomotor behaviorsLecture presentation and reference books
5Measurement tools used in education, item types, multiple choice, true or false, matching, short answer, long answer itemsLecture presentation and reference books
6Measurements used in education, written oral exams, short-answer exams, true-false tests, multiple-choice mixed tests, performance evaluation, homework and projects.Lecture presentation and reference books
7General revision before midterm examLecture presentation and reference books
8Midterm-
9Performance evaluation and application types, tools, methods, complementary measurement toolsLecture presentation and reference books
10Statistical operations on measurement results, organization and grouping of data, measures of central tendencyLecture presentation and reference books
11Measures of central distribution, standard scores, range, interquartile range, quartile shift, standard deviation, varianceLecture presentation and reference books
12Theoretical normal distribution Z scores, T scoresLecture presentation and reference books
13Test development stages, item analysis, item difficulty, item discrimination, indexLecture presentation and reference books
14Item scores matrix, item reliability coefficient, test average difficultyLecture presentation and reference books
15Error and error types in measurement, reliability, validity and usefulnessLecture presentation and reference books
16Final Exam.