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Epsc 0243: Basic Statistics, Measurement And Evaluation Question Paper

Epsc 0243: Basic Statistics, Measurement And Evaluation

Course:Bachelor Of Education Science

Institution: Egerton University question papers

Exam Year:2011

ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO

QUESTION ONE
(a) Briefly explain the following terms as used in measurement and evaluation (14 marks)
(i) table of specification
(ii) test
(iii) measurement
(iv) evaluation
(v) standardized test
(vi) instructional objectives
(vii) mean score
(b) Given the following marks, compute the mode, median and the standard deviation. (16 Marks)
4,6,9,3,2,7,8,8,7

QUESTION TWO
(a) (i) State and explain any three general principles of evaluation. (6 Marks)
(ii) Describe the criteria for selecting appropriate instructional objectives. (6 Marks)

(b) List and explain four factors guiding the selection of a test format. (8 Marks)

QUESTION THREE
(a) Distinguish between essay and objectives test. (6 Marks)
(b) Identify and explain three suggestions for constructing essay tests. (6 Marks)
(c) Given the table below:
A B C D Omits
Upper(20) 2 1 4 13 0
Lower(20) 5 3 6 6 0
Compute:
(i) the index of item difficulty (4 Marks)
(ii) the item discrimination power (4 Marks)

QUESTION FOUR
(a) (i) Distinguish between reliability and validity of a test instrument (4 Marks)
(ii) Given that in two mathematics tests (X and Y) administered to 10 students at a certain secondary school, the following scores were attained:
X 60 70 65 80 83 87 90 50 55 70
Y 61 62 70 89 65 75 80 60 50 60
Compute the reliability coefficient of the test and interpret the correlation between the two tests (10 Marks)

(b) Explain three factors affecting the reliability of a measuring instrument. (6 Marks)

Epsc 0243: Basic Statistics, Measurement And Evaluation Question Paper

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