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KISII UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT


(SEDHURED)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY,
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION
EPSC 311 & PGDE 711: MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION (3CF, 45 Hrs)
Instructor: Dr. Enock Obuba Meshack, PhD.
Contact: [email protected]
+254711410345 or +254751753788

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction
This course is offered to all student teachers at all levels. It is a core course in the
teaching profession. A good teacher should be able to properly state the purpose (the
general reason for teaching whatever content they teach), and break it down, in
measurable terms (the instructional objectives) and the expected behaviour change at
the end of course. The behaviour change can only be noticed after examinations or tests.
So all teachers, at all levels must learn how to ask good questions, what answers to
expect, how many marks to award and, what the marks mean (interpretation of the
scores). A deficiency in measurement and evaluation skills and competencies always
leads to mismeasurement of the learners a teacher handles, often with disastrous
outcomes. It is even more harmful to the society as the teacher will have certified an
incompetent person or failed a more qualified person. The course also covers the ethics
and attitudes expected of a molder of another person.

Purpose of the course


The purpose of this course is to prepare teacher trainees to develop skills, attitudes and
competencies to properly and professionally assess the learners during their days of
practicing as professional teachers.

Expected learning outcomes


By the end of the semester the teacher trainees should be able to:

i. Differentiate specific related terms in educational assessment


ii. Describe educational and student evaluation
iii. Explain the scales of measurement
iv. Explain the types and sources of educational objectives
v. Write good instructional objectives for all their teaching subjects
vi. State and explain the various factors that influence educational assessment
vii. Explain how tests are classified, developed, reviewed and administered
viii. State and explain how good test items are developed and scored
ix. Explain how test scores are organized and interpreted

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x. Define and explain validity and reliability in educational measurement and
evaluation.

Course content
Definitions and relationships of core terms, types of educational evaluation, types of
student evaluation, scales of measurement, factors affecting measurement and
evaluation, national development goals, educational objective, sources of educational
objectives, preparing of educational objectives, classification of objectives, tests and
their measurement, ethics in educational measurement, classification of tests,
developing tests, types of test items, reviewing and organizing test items,
administering tests, scoring tests, organization and interpretation of test scores, validity
and reliability, item analysis

Mode of delivery
The class will be done purely online. You are expected to use any of the electronic
devices with internet and log in from anywhere to listen to lectures done twice a week
for two hours each session. You are also expected to be in the library to read reference
materials or even purchase recommended ones. There will be reading and research
assignments that will be done online.

Assessment
The course will be assessed by
1. Continuous Assessment Test(s) – that may be sit-in and/or takeaway 30%
2. End of semester, timed sit-in examination – 70%
A combined score will be out of 100 with grades awarded as follows
A will be a score of 70 or more
B will be between 60 and 69
C will be between 50 and 59
D will be between 40 and 49
F will be 39 or less

Core reading materials


1. Clay, B. (2001). A Short Guide to Writing Effective Test Questions
https://www.k-state.edu/ksde/alp/resources/Handout-Module6.pdf
Downloaded on19/10/2022

Recommended reference materials

1. Educational Measurement And Evaluation: Types Of Tests And And Their


Construction
https://jeremiahkimaublog.wordpress.com/2015/10/07/educational-
measurement-and-evaluation-types-of-tests-and-and-their-construction/
Downloaded 19-10-2022

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2. Welch C. J. (2006). Item and prompt development in performance testing. In S.
M. Downing & T. M. Haladyna (Eds.). Handbook of test development (pp. 303–
327). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

3. Draaijer, S. (2016). Supporting Teachers in Higher Education in Designing Test


Items. file:///C:/Users/s/Downloads/ManuscriptDraaijer-Ch1.pdf on 19-10-
2022

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