COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEST AND SCALE DEVELOPMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EPÖ 6023 TEST AND SCALE DEVELOPMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Curriculum and Instruction

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AHMET MURAT ELLEZ

Offered to

Curriculum and Instruction

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide the students to be able to develope a scale according to classic and modern methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To discuss regarded with the basic terms of scale and scaling.
2   To distinguish differences between test, scale and inventory.
3   To discuss clasical methods in scale development.
4   To discuss modern methods in scale development.
5   To discuss reliability of developed scale with modern and classical methods
6   To apply confirmatory factor analysis.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The basic terms regarding with scale and scaling
2 Differences between test, scale and inventory
3 Classical methods in scale development
4 Classical methods in scale development
5 Classical methods in scale development
6 Modern methods in scale development
7 Modern methods in scale development
8 Mid-term exam
9 To discuss reliability developed scale with modern and clasical methods
10 To discuss reliability developed scale with modern and clasical methods
11 Comfirmatory factor analysis
12 Comfirmatory factor analysis
13 Norm development
14 Writing a scale hand book
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Tanrıöğen, A. (Ed.) (2011). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. Anı Yayıncılık (2. basım), Ankara.
2. Ekiz, D. (2007). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. Lisans, Istanbul.
3. Kaptan, S.(2001). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ankara.
4. Karasar, N. (2000). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi. Nobel, Ankara.
5. Kuş, E. (2003). Nicel ve nitel araştırma teknikleri. Anı Yayıncılık, Ankara.
6. Sümer,N.;Demirutku,K.;Özkan,T. (2005). Araştırma Teknikleri. Istanbul: Morpa Kültür Yayınları. 7. Yıldırım,A.;Şimşek,H. (2005). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri (5.basım). Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.
7.Turgut, M.F. ve Baykul, Y. (1992). Ankara: ÖSYM Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explaining, question-answer, discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 169

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1523333
LO.2523333
LO.3523333
LO.4523333
LO.5523333
LO.6523333

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