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Aged 222: Measurement And Evaluation In Agricultural Education Question Paper

Aged 222: Measurement And Evaluation In Agricultural Education

Course:Bachelor Of Science (Agricultural Education& Extension)

Institution: Chuka University question papers

Exam Year:2013

CHUKA

UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

SECOND YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION& EXTENSION)

AGED 222: MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION

STREAMS: B.Sc. (AGED) TIME: 2 HOURS

DAY/DATE: TUESDAY 6/8/2013 2.30 P.M. – 4.30 P.M.
INSTRUCTIONS:

Answer question one (Compulsory) and any other two.

1. (a) Explain the purpose of tests and measurement to an agriculture teacher.
[8 marks]

(b) With a suitable example in each case, state the scales of measurement from the simplest to the most complex. [8 marks]

(c) (i) Describe the characteristics of a good instructional objective.
[5 marks]
(ii) Write two lesson objectives at the comprehension level in any topic in agriculture. [2 marks]

(d) Thefollowing data is from a multiple choice test given to form twos. Perform a detailed item analysis for the item.

Alternatives
A* B C D E
Upper group 17 3 4 1 0
Lower group 9 7 7 2 0

A* is the key. [7 marks]

[Total 30 marks]

2. (a) Explain the following types of validity. [6 marks]

(i) Face validity
(ii) Content validity
(iii) Predictive validity

(b) Briefly explain four factors influencing the validity of an agriculture test.
[8 marks]

(c) Briefly describe three methods of estimating reliability of teacher made tests.
[6 marks]

[Total 20 marks]

3. (a) Highlight six characteristics of standardized tests. [6 marks]

(b) Explain five suggestions for constructing essay questions. [10 marks]

(c) Highlight four advantages of objective test items. [4 marks]

4. (a) Explain the role played by the following tests and evaluation procedures in
classroom instruction. [6 marks]

(i) Placement evaluation
(ii) Diagnostic evaluation
(iii) Formative evaluation

(b) Explain the necessity of a table of specification in test construction. [4 marks]

(c) Construct a 50-item table of specification for an achievement test in agriculture
in the following topics: Soil fertility (10 lessons), Animal nutrition (10 lessons), Animal health (10 lessons) Crop production (20 lessons) in the following levels of objectives in the cognitive domain: knowledge (40 %), Comprehension (30%), Application (20%) and higher order outcomes (10%). In the behavioural content cells, include the number of items. Let the number of items in each topic be guided by the time taken in teaching. [10 marks]

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