COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEST DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

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
French Language 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


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

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LO.23322422
LO.33322422
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LO.53322422