Education Tests And Measurement (Educ 405) Question Paper
Education Tests And Measurement (Educ 405)
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
TIME : 2 HOURS
Instructions:
Answer question one and any other two.
Question One
Briefly explain the following terms as used in Educational testing:
Evaluation
Measurement
Validity
Norm-referenced standards.
(8 marks)
State at least three methods of collecting data for evaluation.
(3 marks)
What is content-related validity?
(3 marks)
Distinguish between Essay and Objective tests.
(6 marks)
Question Two
Distinguish between standardized and locally development tests. (6 marks)
Giving examples, describe the characteristics of achievement tests.
(8 marks)
What factors influence the reliability of a test?
(6 marks)
Question Three
Find the mean, median and mode of the following set of test scores.
47, 45, 44, 44, 43, 42, 41, 39, 28. (8 marks)
List at least six characteristics of a good test.
(12 marks)
Question Four
Briefly explain the purpose of taxonomies in educational testing. (20 marks)
Question Five
What is the standard deviation of the following set of exam scores?
20, 19, 18, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 14, 10. (12 marks)
Explain the purpose of a table of specification in Educational testing.
(8 marks)
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