GC354 : Measurement and evaluation

Department

Department of Arabic Language

Academic Program

Bachelor in Arabic

Type

General

Credits

02

Prerequisite

GC234

Overview

The course aims to provide the student with the most important basic concepts in the field of measurement and evaluation and to define their role in the educational process, as well as addressing the definition of educational measurement and evaluation and identifying its characteristics, importance, objectives, tools, fields, levels and types, all the way to achievement tests and their types, types and methods of preparation and verification of their validity and reliability. Preparing and developing its standards in the light of analyzing its results.

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the student will be able to:Explains the concepts of the following basic terms: measurement, evaluation, achievement, testing.Shows the relationship between measurement and evaluation.Defines what is meant by the terms: honesty, constancy, and objectivity.Distinguish between measurement, evaluation and evaluation.Compare the types of objective questions and essay questions in terms of their advantages and disadvantages.Percentiles and standard score are used in setting standards.It extracts the importance of educational measurement and evaluation in the educational process.The method of objective questions is applied as a type of achievement test.Design a specification table for one of the achievement tests.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, and applying some active learning strategies.

Methods of assessments

Midterm exam: 25%. (objective).Duties and activities: 15%.Final exam: 60%. (objective - essay).The passing score is 50%.

References- Kamal Al-Din Muhammad Hashem, Hassan Jaafar Al-Khalifa (2011), Educational Evaluation - Its Concept - Methods - Fields, Riyadh: Al-Rushd Library.Salah El-Din Allam (2006), Educational Measurement and Evaluation, Cairo: Dar Al-Fikr Al-Arabi.- Zaid Al-Huwaidi (2004), The Basics of Educational Measurement and Evaluation, United Arab Emirates: University Book House.