Assessment and Evaluation
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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Introduction
The concepts of measurement and evaluation as applied to behavioral sciences. How to measure the outcome of the teaching-learning process in Education. Cognitive, affective and psychomotor measurements. Teacher-made and standardized tests for Education. Interpretation and treatment of the outcomes of the measurements. Formative and summative evaluation. Alternative evaluation strategies. Using measuring tools to find desired properties (reliability, validity, usefulness). The measurement approaches are based on traditional tools (written exams, short response examinations, multiple-choice tests, oral poll and homework). Measurement on multi-dimensional tools (observations, interviews, research papers, research projects, self-assessment, attitudes scales). Assessment of learning outcomes.
- By the end of the course, the candidate will:
- Mention the purposes of measurement and evaluation.
- Describe the historical development of testing and evaluation.
- Enumerate the importance and functions of tests in education. Explain the concept of educational objectives