At the end of this course, the students; 1) Describes the basic concepts of measurement and evaluation, 2) Evaluates the operational definitions of the measurement tools used in the field and their adequacy for the intended purpose, 3) Writes questions according to different item types in the measurement tools used in the discipline, 4) Interprets the measurement tools used in the field and the test and item statistics collected from these tools, 5) Decides in appropriately with the principles of evaluation when interpreting about individuals according to measurement results, 6) Evaluates the reliability and validity of scales used in Türkiye.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
This course mainly focuses on the technical features of measurement tools used in social sciences and the interpretation and evaluation of the scores obtained from the measurement tool. At the end of the course, students will be able to develop the basic concepts of measurement and evaluation, follow the measurement process of a psychological structure, evaluate the technical characteristics of the scores obtained from a scale, understand the rules to be considered when writing items, select different item types by taking into account the characteristics of the information to be collected, within the framework of classical test theory. They are expected to analyze test questions and test scores, and evaluate measurement tools used in their fields, especially in terms of validity and reliability.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Definition and Discussion of Concepts such as Measurement, Status Determination, Evaluation (Relative Evaluation, Absolute Evaluation), Test, Scale, Norm
2nd Week
Achievement, Attitude, Interest etc. Measurement of Psychological Structures and Principles of Measurement and Evaluation Processes
3rd Week
Measurement Tool Development and Adaptation Process
4th Week
Measurement of Affective Features and Cognitive Processes, Application I: Writing an Operational Description
5th Week
Technical Characteristics of the Results Obtained from Measurement Tools: Error Types and the Concept of Reliability
6th Week
Technical Characteristics of the Results Obtained from Measurement Tools: Reliability Estimation Methods
7th Week
Technical Characteristics of Results Obtained from Measurement Tools: Concept of Validity
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Technical Characteristics of Results Obtained from Measurement Tools: Validity Types and Evidence Collection Processes for Validity
10th Week
Practice II: Question Writing Practice
11th Week
Examination of Different Item Types in Measurement Tools Used within the Scope of the Relevant Professional Field, Practice III: Question Writing Exercise
12th Week
Application IV: Test Score and Item Analysis on Sample Data
13th Week
Evaluation of Large-Scale Standard Tests Used in Turkey, Application IV: Test Score and Item Analysis on Sample Data
14th Week
Test Translation and Adaptation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
1.Anastasi, A. and Urbina, S. (1997). Psychological Testing. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. 2.Anastasi, A. and Urbina, S. (2021). Psikolojik Testlerin Kullanımı. Çeviri Editörü: Mustafa Baloğlu. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık 3.Berberoğlu, G. (2012). Geniş Ölçekli Sınavlarda Kapsam Geçerliği Nasıl Sağlanır. Cito Eğitim: Kuram ve Uygulama Dergisi. 10-22. 4. Berberoğlu, G. (2006). Sınıf içi Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Teknikleri. Ankara: Morpa Yayıncılık (e-kitap) 5. International Test Commission. (2017). The ITC Guidelines for Translating and Adapting Tests (Second edition). [www.InTestCom.org] 6. McCoach, D. B., Gable, R. K. and Madura, J. P. (2013). Instrument Development in the Affective Domain. New York: Springer. 7. Özçelik, D. A. (2013). Test Hazırlama Kılavuzu. 5. Baskı. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık. (TURCADEMY) 8.Tezbaşaran, A. A. (2008). Likert Tipi Ölçek Hazırlama Kılavuzu. 3. Sürüm (e-not)
