EDS 309 Measurement and EvaluationMEF UniversityDegree Programs Elementary Mathematics EducationGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Elementary Mathematics Education
Bachelor Length of the Programme: 4 Number of Credits: 240 TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF: Level 6

ECTS Course Information Package

School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Education
Course Code EDS 309
Course Title in English Measurement and Evaluation
Course Title in Turkish Ölçme ve Değerlendirme
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Lecture
Level of Course Intermediate
Semester Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload 102 hours per semester
Number of Credits 4 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites EDS 101 - Introduction to Educational Sciences | EDS 103 - Educational Psychology
Co-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge Statistics I
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To understand the basic concepts, theories and practices of assessment, measurement and evaluation.
Course Description The course begins with the general concepts and terms of assessment, measurement and evaluation that are applicable in educational settings and more specifically in classroom. The course continues with the types of assessment, basic techniques of guiding, designing and administering variety of measurement and evaluation practices that teachers and test developers can use. The course also covers the development, administration and marking of assessment tasks and tests, as well as approaches to summarizing and reporting student achievement.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) understand the meanings of fundamental terms and concepts about measurement and evaluation
2) realize and differentiate the wide variety of assessment types and their relationship with the learning objectives;
3) select appropriate assessment types or methods for instructional decisions and individual student needs
4) understand the validity and reliability concepts and their role in designing, selection and interpretation of assessment instruments
5) Construct valid, reliable, and effective assessment instruments that can be used for different purposes in educational settings, and also administer, score, and interpret results of externally produced and teacher produced assessments
6) Acknowledge different approaches to summarizing, reporting and communicating assessment results
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6
1) Apply effective and student-centered specific teaching methods and strategies in order to improve students’ mathematical thinking and problem solving skills.
2) Design lesson plans based on how students learn mathematics and students’ difficulties in learning mathematics.
3) Demonstrate knowledge in various areas of mathematics (such as analysis, algebra, linear algebra, geometry, topology, mathematical modeling, statistics and probability, differential equations) and nature of science and mathematics.
4) Display knowledge and skills in developing programs, teaching technologies and materials in order to teach mathematics in effective and meaningful ways based on student needs.
5) Evaluate and assess students’ individual developmental paths, difficulties in understanding mathematics in multiple ways and use assessment results in improving teaching and learning.
6) Have an awareness of students’ social, cultural, economic and cognitive differences and plan the lessons and activities based on this awareness.
7) Collaborate and respectively communicate with colleagues and student parents such that students learn mathematics in best ways and at the same time feel happy and safe. Work effectively within teams of their own discipline and multi-disciplinary as well as take individual responsibility when they work alone.
8) Have awareness of need for life-long learning. Access information and following developments in education, science and technology. Display skills of solving problems related to their field, renew and improve themselves and critically analyze and question their own work. Use information technologies in effective ways.
9) Use scientific investigation effectively to solve problems in mathematics teaching and learning based on scientific methods. Critically investigate, analyze and make a synthesis of data, and develop solutions to problems based on data and scientific sources.
10) Exhibit skills of communicating effectively in oral and written Turkish and command of English at least at B2 general level of European Language Portfolio.
11) Have awareness of and sensitivity to different cultures, values and students’ democratic rights.
12) Display ethical and professional responsibilities. Have awareness of national and universal sensitivities that are expressed in National Education Fundamentals Laws.
13) Demonstrate consciousness and sensitivity towards preserving nature and environment in the process of developing lesson activities.
14) Display knowledge in national culture and history as well as international cultures and recognize their richness. Have awareness of and participate to developments in society, culture, arts and technology.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Apply effective and student-centered specific teaching methods and strategies in order to improve students’ mathematical thinking and problem solving skills. N
2) Design lesson plans based on how students learn mathematics and students’ difficulties in learning mathematics. S Exam,HW,Participation,Project
3) Demonstrate knowledge in various areas of mathematics (such as analysis, algebra, linear algebra, geometry, topology, mathematical modeling, statistics and probability, differential equations) and nature of science and mathematics. N
4) Display knowledge and skills in developing programs, teaching technologies and materials in order to teach mathematics in effective and meaningful ways based on student needs. H Exam,HW,Participation,Project
5) Evaluate and assess students’ individual developmental paths, difficulties in understanding mathematics in multiple ways and use assessment results in improving teaching and learning. N
6) Have an awareness of students’ social, cultural, economic and cognitive differences and plan the lessons and activities based on this awareness. N
7) Collaborate and respectively communicate with colleagues and student parents such that students learn mathematics in best ways and at the same time feel happy and safe. Work effectively within teams of their own discipline and multi-disciplinary as well as take individual responsibility when they work alone. H Participation,Project
8) Have awareness of need for life-long learning. Access information and following developments in education, science and technology. Display skills of solving problems related to their field, renew and improve themselves and critically analyze and question their own work. Use information technologies in effective ways. S Exam,HW,Participation,Project
9) Use scientific investigation effectively to solve problems in mathematics teaching and learning based on scientific methods. Critically investigate, analyze and make a synthesis of data, and develop solutions to problems based on data and scientific sources. N
10) Exhibit skills of communicating effectively in oral and written Turkish and command of English at least at B2 general level of European Language Portfolio. N
11) Have awareness of and sensitivity to different cultures, values and students’ democratic rights. N
12) Display ethical and professional responsibilities. Have awareness of national and universal sensitivities that are expressed in National Education Fundamentals Laws. N
13) Demonstrate consciousness and sensitivity towards preserving nature and environment in the process of developing lesson activities. N
14) Display knowledge in national culture and history as well as international cultures and recognize their richness. Have awareness of and participate to developments in society, culture, arts and technology. N
Prepared by and Date BENGİ BİRGİLİ , June 2018
Course Coordinator MUSTAFA ÖZCAN
Semester Fall
Name of Instructor Asst. Prof. Dr. MAHMUT KERTİL

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Introduction to the course Introduction to assessment, measurement and evaluation.
2) Basic Terminology and Concepts in Measurement and Evaluation
3) Validity
4) Reliability
5) Purposes of Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation Planning Classroom Tests and Assessment
6) Types of Assessment Types of Items
7) Planning Classroom Tests and Assessment Constructing Objective Test Items: Simple Forms and Multiple Choice Forms
8) Midterm Examination
9) Measuring Complex Achievement: The Interpretive Exercise & Essay Questions
10) Measuring Complex Achievement: Performance Based Assessment Portfolios
11) Observational Techniques, Peer Appraisal, and Self Report Item Analyses
12) Grading and Reporting Analysis of National and International Assessments (e.g., TEOG, YGS, PISA) Assignment#1 Presentations
13) Assignment#1 Presentations
14) DESDEM Project Presentations
15) Final Examination Period
16) Final Examination Period
Required/Recommended ReadingsList of readings and indication whether they are required or recommended. Required Books • Miller, M. D., Linn, L. R., & Gronlund, N. E. (2013). Measurement and Assessment in Teaching (11th edition), Pearson Education Limited. Suggested Further Books • Popham, W. J. (2013). Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know (7th edition), United Kindgom: Pearson Education Limited. • Gravetter, F. J. & Wallnau L. B. (1999). Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (5th edition). Thomson Learning. Recommended Websites Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) by OEC http://www.oecd.org/pisa/ http://pisa.meb.gov.tr/ Assessment for learning: 10 principles (2002). Assessment reform group https://assessmentreformgroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/10principles_english.pdf TOEFL http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL_Institutional_Testing_Program/ELLM2002.pdf
Teaching MethodsFlipped learning will be used as the main teaching strategy. However, course lecture, direct instruction, and group work and discussions will be used. Students will discuss in their groups about the theory, practices, and techniques of educational measurement and evaluation. In the classroom, they will actively engage in designing and constructing different test items and interpreting the well-known assessment instruments.
Homework and ProjectsAssignments: Throughout the course you will be given three assignments posted during the course hours. Each assignment will be graded over 50 points, and the primary intent of the assignments for you is to assess your on-going learning and to guide your own learning efforts. A rubric for assessment will be provided for each assignment. Exams: There will be a midterm exam with problems similar to those found in the in-class activities. Term Project (DERSDEM): You are expected to make a research or develop a practical tool that the educators can benefit by using the concepts you learned in this course. (More details will be given about the project during the course
Laboratory Work
Computer Use
Other Activities
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Homework Assignments 1 % 40
Project 1 % 15
Midterm(s) 1 % 20
Final Examination 1 % 25
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration kertilm@mef.edu.tr mkertil@marmara.edu.tr

Office Hours: 13:30-15:00 pm, Thursday By appointment

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 1 3 1 70
Homework Assignments 4 4 16
Midterm(s) 1 4 2 6
Final Examination 1 8 2 10
Total Workload 102
Total Workload/25 4.1
ECTS 4