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Education Measurement And Evaluation Question Paper

Education Measurement And Evaluation

Course:Bachelor Of Education Science

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2010

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer ALL questions in section A – 30 MARKS
2. Answer many TWO questions in section B – 40 Marks

SECTION A – 30 MARKS
1. (a) Explain the need for measurement and Evaluation course to all teachers. (5 marks)
(b) Explain the following terms as used in measurement
(i) Scale
(ii) Assessment
(iii) Test
(iv) Assignment (2 marks)
(c) The table below shows the responses of students to two multiple choice test items. The
Students are divided into high and low groups depending on their performance. The high
Group performed better than the low group

Item Group Alternatives
1 High

Low
A B C D
0 45 10 5
5 40 12 3

0
0
2 High
Low
1 30 20 2
12 10 18 9
7
11

The key to both items is B.
(i) Calculate the difficulty and discrimination indices or both items. Comment on
the results (4 marks)
(ii) Comment in the efficiency of the distracters. (2 marks)
(d) Distinguish between the following concepts
i. Measurement
ii. Evaluation (2 marks)

2 (a) Differentiate between the following
(i) KNEC and KASNEB
(ii) Educational objective and Teaching objective
(iii) Discrimination index and Difficult index.
(iv) Power test and Achievement test. (5 marks)
(v) Diagnostic evaluation and placement evaluation.
(b) Explain FIVE functions of Kenya National Examination council. (5 marks)
(c) Outline FIVE reasons for reasons for realizing examination results all the levels of
education. (5 marks)

SECTION B: 40 MARKS
3(a) State FIVE important information provided by a standardized test. (5 marks)
(b) Explain the following types of evaluation (4 marks)
i. Formative evaluation
ii. Summative evaluation
(c) Explain FIVE principles of student evaluation (5 marks)
(d) State SIX important rules for constructing a test . (6 marks)
4 (a) Distinguishing the terms
(i) Reliability
(ii) Validity (2 marks)
(b) Explain FOUR factors which affects validity and reliability of a test. (4 marks)
(c) Compare the supply and select types of test items. (6 marks)
(d) Describe FOUR scales of measurement giving examples in each case. (8 marks)
5 (a) State THREE advantages of Essay test items . (3 marks)
(b) Explain the following concepts
(i) Cognitive domain
(ii) Affective domain
(iii)Psychomotor domain (3 marks)
(c) Describe the SIX levels of Bloom’s taxonomy of cognitive skills, stating one objective in
each case (6 marks)
(d) Explain FOUR principles of student assessment. (8 marks)

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