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Edu 311: Educational Evaluation And Statistics Question Paper

Edu 311: Educational Evaluation And Statistics

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: The Presbyterian University Of East Africa question papers

Exam Year:2014

The Presbyterian University of East Africa (PUEA)
MAIN EXAMINATION

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
PROGRAM: BACHELOR/DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION – REGULAR/ODL
SEMESTER: JANUARY-APRIL’ 2014
COURSE CODE: EDU 311
COURSE TITLE: EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND STATISTICS
CAMPUS: KIKUYU CAMPUS

Read the instructions carefully:
i. Mobile phones ARE NOT allowed in the examination room
ii. Time allowed is 2 Hours
iii. Answer ALL questions on the examination answer book provided
iv. No bags OR reference material of any kind should be in the examination room
v. Do not write on the question paper. Any rough work should be written at the back of the examination booklet and crossed through.
vi. Only registration numbers should appear on the booklets. Writing a name on the booklet will lead to cancellation of the Unit.

August 2014 Duration: 2Hours
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and any other THREE questions.

1. a) Distinguish between the following sets of terms
i. ordinal scale and interval scale (2 marks)
ii. criterion referenced tests and norm-referenced tests (2 marks)
iii. analysis and synthesis (2 marks)
b) Briefly explain two factors which may influence test reliability (4 marks)
c) List three limitations of multiple choice tests (3 marks)
d) Briefly describe two techniques for practical skills (4 marks)
e) Compute the standard deviation of the following set of scores
13, 10, 16, 18, 11, 5 (4 marks)
f) Calculate the cumulative grade point average of the following set of student’s scores
First Year Second Year
1st Semester 2nd Semester 1st Semester 2nd Semester
GP 50 48 40 65
SH 18 20 18 25
(7 marks)
g) Outline two importance of the instructional objectives in Assessment and Evaluation (2 marks)

2. Justify the inclusion of educational assessment and evaluation in the teacher training curriculum (10 marks)
3. Explain six ways of overcoming limitations associated with essay test items
(10 marks)
4. Analyze the main stages in the test development process (10 marks)
5. Explain how you would assess students altitudes (10 marks)

6. a) The following test ranks were obtained in a Mathematics and Science tests.
Students Mathematics test rank Science test rank
1 1 9
2 2 7
3 3 6
4 4 3
5 5 4
6 6 8
7 7 10
8 8 5
9 9 1
10 10 2

Find the spearman’s rank order Correlation coefficient and explain its significance (10 marks)
b) A third year student obtained grades on four courses/units as follows
Unit Letter Grade Numerical Equivalent
Philosophy of Education A 4
Educational Assessment C 2
Sociology of Education B 3
Comparative Education B 3

Compute the cumulative grade point average (10 marks)

Edu 311: Educational Evaluation And Statistics Question Paper

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