OLC605 - TECHNIQUES of MEASUREMENT IN EDUCATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TECHNIQUES of MEASUREMENT IN EDUCATION | OLC605 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Hülya Kelecioğlu | |||||
| Course objective | Linking the basic terms of measurement and evaluation to the theories and practices and be aware of the distinctive characteristics of various measurement theories and practices. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Basic concepts related to measurement and evaluation, scale and scale types. Properties required for a measurement tool, and the types of validity and reliability. Introduction to item response theory, generalizability theory, differention item functioning and the item bias, test equation, standard setting and test adaption. | |||||
| References | Murphy, K. R. & Davidshofer, C. O. (2000). Psychological testing and assessment. London: Allyn and Bacon Inc. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Presentation of course objectives and content. Discussion of the basic concepts of information on the undergraduate level |
| Week 2 | Measurement and evaluation, scale and scale types, scale conversion |
| Week 3 | Reliability: Error, relationship between error and reliability. The concept of reliability on the basis of the true score theory |
| Week 4 | Reliability: Reliability estimation methods, standard error and the estimation |
| Week 5 | Validity: Meaning, interpretation, and its relation to reliability |
| Week 6 | Validity: Types and methods of determining validity. |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam |
| Week 8 | Test and item statistics and test development. |
| Week 9 | Introduction to item response theory. |
| Week 10 | Introduction to Generalizability theory. |
| Week 11 | Differention item functioning and the item bias |
| Week 12 | Test equating |
| Week 13 | Standard setting |
| Week 14 | Test adaptation |
| Week 15 | Preperation to exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 10 | 5 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 1 | 5 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation | 1 | 5 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 14 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 141 | 219 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest