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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
EBE 5002	TEST DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Institute Of Education Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR IRFAN YURDABAKAN

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education
Primary Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
Primary Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To cover fundamental procedures in development of instruments for educational and social researches.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Create construct specifications for a cognitive, attitudinal, or behavioral measurement instrument.
2	Develop items consistent with a set of construct specifications.
3	Pilot test instrument and conduct item analyses to select items.
4	Conduct validity and reliability analyses of field test data.
5	Write a summary of validation study.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to Measurement and Validity.
2	Instrument Development.
3	Construct Specification.
4	Pilot Testing and Item Writing.
5	Item analysis.
6	Instrument administration.
7	Reporting test results.
8	True score theory/reliability.
9	True score theory/reliability.
10	Validity and data analysis Dimensionality/EFA.
11	Information, reliability, & precision.
12	Model fit/rating scale analyses.
13	Test bias.
14	External evidence, Validation Analysis.
15	Final Exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Aiken, L. R. (1985). Psychologicaltestingandassessment. Boston: Allynand Bacon, Inc.
2. Anastasi, A. (1982). Psychologicaltesting(8th ed.). New York: MacMillanPub. Co.Inc.
3. Tavşancıl, E. (2006). Tutumların ölçülmesi ve SPSS ile veri analizi. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
4. Tezbaşaran, A. (1997). Likert tipi ölçek geliştirme kılavuzu. Ankara: Türk Psikoloji Derneği Yayınları.
5. Turgut, M.F.veBaykul, Y. (1992). Ölçekleme teknikleri.Ankara: ÖSYM Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explaining, question-answer, discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	STT	TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
2	FINS	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	STT * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	STT * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the term work scores in semester. The exam dates will be indicated in the lesson plan. As the exam dates become definite, the previously announced dates may change.

Assessment Criteria

In-class participation and written homework, end-of-semester final homework and short report presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Behaviours such as copying in exams, clashing and making intials in the publications will be concluded with the opening of a disciplinary investigation.
3. The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes and term work scores will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hadiye.kkaragoz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

working hours during the week

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	3	39
Project Preparation	13	2	26
Preparation for final exam	13	2	26
Project Assignment	1	1	1
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			133

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.11	PO.12	PO.14	PO.15	PO.16
LO.1	3
LO.2			4		4			4	5		4		3
LO.3	2	3		5			2				5	3
LO.4						5					4		4
LO.5		4		5						4			4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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