Statistics,Tests And Measurement Question Paper

Statistics,Tests And Measurement

Course:Bachelor Of Education In Early Childhood Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION)
ECE 209: STATISTICS, TESTS AND MEASUREMENT

DATE: TUESDAY, 29TH DECEMBER 2009

TIME: 11.00 A.M. - 1.00 P.M.

SECTION A

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer ALL the questions in this section.

1.
Define the following terms:
(a)
Test
validity
(b)
Measurement
(c)
Variable
(6 marks)

2.
Briefly explain why teachers should learn educational statistics and measurement. (6 marks)

3.
“The standard deviations for a Maths and English test are 9 and 22 respectively.” Interpret the meaning of this and explain how you would organise the pupils for effective teaching. (6 marks)

4.
In a certain test, the score distribution had a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 15. Three pupils obtained the following marks:
Pupil Marks

A
95
B
80
C
20
Calculate their equivalent Z-scores

5.
State four things that you would consider when writing instructional objectives. Give an example of a well written instructional objective for 4 - 5 year olds in any activity area. (6 marks)

SECTION B: Answer any TWO questions in this section.
6.
You have been given the responsibility of developing and overseeing the administration of a reading test for 5 -6 year olds. Explain fully the measures you would take to ensure that the test is reliable and valid.

7.
For the following set of marks:
13, 11, 15, 16, 15, 19, 11, 18, 17, 18 16, 17, 12, 13, 13, 20, 10, 12, 11, 15 10, 20, 19, 19, 11, 14, 13, 17, 15, 19 20, 10, 14, 16, 17, 12, 18, 14,
Calculate
(a)
The mode
(b)
The median
(c)
The mean using an assumed mean of 16
(d)
The variance
(e)
The standard deviation

8.
You have been called upon to give a talk to early childhood trainers on “The role of Evaluation in early childhood education”. Write in detail, the issues you would discuss. (20 marks)

9.
A class of 8 pupils obtained the following scores in two subjects history and language.
Pupil History
Language

1 80 20
2 10 15
3 20 30
4 70 50
5 30 45
6 60 90
7 40 60
8 50 75
a)
Calculate the Spearman’s rank order correlation coefficient between history and language. (16 marks)
b)
Comment on these coefficients. (4 marks)

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