scholarly journals CONSTRUCTION AND STANDARDIZATION OF ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN ENGLISH

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (37) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amardeep Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Expert Opinion ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
School Education ◽  
Difficulty Level ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
Standard Ix

The present study was conducted to Construct and Standardize an Achievement Test in English for IX standard students . Test items were selected from syllabus of VIII grade prescribed by Punjab School Education Board, Mohali . Since the achievement test was intended for standard IX , therefore the VIII grade English textbook was used for constructing the achievement test. The entire syllabus was thoroughly scrutinized and then items were selected from the books of class VIII of P.S.E.B. In all 130 items from 14 aspects of class VIII were taken. After seeking expert opinion, items were reduced to 120. Each item was allotted one mark. Further , 20 items were rejected on the basis of difficulty level and discriminating value of the items. 100 items were selected which lie between .40 to .60. Content validity of the achievement test in English was established with help of experts' opinion i.e. English teachers of different schools. The split-half method was used to establish reliability and its calculated reliability is 0.86.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT BY WATCHING MOVIE

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohanna Situmeang And Busmin Gurning
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Narrative Writing ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Orientation Test

This study was attempted to improve students’ achievement in writing narrativetext by watching movies. This study was conducted by using classroom action researchin two cycles. Cycle I consisted of four meetings while Cycle II consisted of twomeetings. The subject of the research was class VIII-A SMP SWASTA IMMANUELMEDAN. The number of the students was 34. To collect the data, the instruments werequantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data was the scores of the studentsand the qualitative data was interview sheets, observation sheets, and diary notes. Basedon the writing score, students’ score were improving in every test. It can be seen inOrientation test, Test I in Cycle I, and Test II in Cycle II. In Orientation test, the meanscore was 37.94 then it was improved to 65.85 in Test I. In the end of cycle II, the meanscore for test II was again improved to 83.41. Based on interview sheets, observationsheets and diary notes, it was found that teaching-learning process ran well. In line withthe data, it showed that the application of watching movies significantly improvedstudent’s achievement in writing narrative text. English teachers were suggested to givemovies to be watched as guidance on students’ narrative writing in the class.

Learning Disabled Students' Spontaneous Use of Test-Taking Skills on Reading Achievement Tests

1985 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Scruggs ◽  
Karla Bennion ◽  
Steven Lifson
Keyword(s):  
Reading Achievement ◽  
Achievement Tests ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Strategy Use ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Test Taking ◽  
Level Of Confidence ◽  
Resource Rooms

The present investigation was undertaken to identify the type of strategies learning disabled (LD) students employ on standardized, group-administered achievement test items. Of particular interest was level of strategy effectiveness and possible differences in strategy use between LD and nondisabled students. Students attending resource rooms and regular third-grade classes were administered items from reading achievement tests and interviewed concerning the strategies they had employed in answering the questions and their level of confidence in each answer. Results indicated that (a) LD students were less likely to report use of appropriate strategies on inferential questions, (b) LD students were less likely to attend carefully to specific format demands, and (c) LD students reported inappropriately high levels of confidence.

Reading literacy: on the problem of measuring language ability

2021 ◽  
pp. 165-168
Author(s):  
Atirkul E. Agmanova ◽  
Alyona A. Rubas
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Academic Discourse ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
School Education ◽  
Reading Literacy ◽  
Functional Literacy ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Implementation Of The Strategy

We discuss the problems of measuring the results of reading literacy in the context of the Kazakh academic discourse. Possible formulations of test items are analyzed, aimed at checking the implementation of the strategy for the development of functional literacy. The problem under consideration is very relevant in the context of the modernization of the school education system in Kazakhstan.

scholarly journals Employment of Item Response Theory to measure change in Children's Analogical Thinking Modifiability Test

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-486
Author(s):  
Odoisa Antunes de Queiroz ◽  
Ricardo Primi ◽  
Lucas de Francisco Carvalho ◽  
Sônia Regina Fiorim Enumo
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Dynamic Testing ◽  
Intermediate Phase ◽  
Cognitive Testing ◽  
Difficulty Level ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Analogical Thinking ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Post Test

Dynamic testing, with an intermediate phase of assistance, measures changes between pretest and post-test assuming a common metric between them. To test this assumption we applied the Item Response Theory in the responses of 69 children to dynamic cognitive testing Children's Analogical Thinking Modifiability Test adapted, with 12 items, totaling 828 responses, with the purpose of verifying if the original scale yields the same results as the equalized scale obtained by Item Response Theory in terms of "changes quantifying". We followed the steps: 1) anchorage of the pre and post-test items through a cognitive analysis, finding 3 common items; 2) estimation of the items' difficulty level parameter and comparison of those; 3) equalization of the items and estimation of "thetas"; 4) comparison of the scales. The Children's Analogical Thinking Modifiability Test metric was similar to that estimated by the TRI, but it is necessary to differentiate the pre and post-test items' difficulty, adjusting it to samples with high and low performance.

scholarly journals Knowledge of geographical map at the end of primary school education in Serbia

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 526-541
Author(s):  
Djurdjica Komlenovic
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
School Education ◽  
Educational Standards ◽  
Final Grade ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Students Success

The paper presents the results of one part of empirical research conducted for the purpose of conceiving the proposal of educational standards for the subject Geography at the end of primary school education. The goal was to determine the extent to which the students were trained to orient themselves and use cartographic method in the process of using geographical map. Research comprised the representative sample of 919 students of the final grade in 159 Serbian primary schools. Achievement Test served for studying the levels of students' knowledge and skills in the field of Geographic Skills. Besides this, the questionnaire studied students' opinion on learning outcomes in this field, and by analyzing contingency tables, the correlation between students' success in geography at the end of the first term of the eighth grade and their opinion about learning outcomes in the afore-mentioned field was determined. The findings of this research indicate that students are not sufficiently trained to orient themselves in space and on geographical map, as well as to use geographical map in instruction. Besides, it was established that there is a correlation between students' success and their opinion on learning outcomes in the field of Geographic Skills.

Adaptation of Cognitive Abilities Scale Into Turkish

2020 ◽  
pp. 368-385
Author(s):  
Fatma Elif Kilinç ◽  
Neriman Aral
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Expert Opinion ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Turkish Children ◽  
Reverse Translation ◽  
Culturally Disadvantaged

This study aimed to adapt Cognitive Abilities Scale-2 (CAS-2) Preschool (24-47 months) Form into Turkish by focusing on 24-36-month children and conduct validity and reliability studies. The study utilized the survey model and a study group which consisted of 60 socio-culturally disadvantaged 24-36-month children in Bolu province. CAS-2 Preschool Form includes five subscales: oral language, reading, mathematics, handwriting, and enabling behaviors. Translation and reverse translation procedures were used to adapt the scale developed in English into Turkish. Expert opinion was sought for content validity. Test-retest correlation and item-total score correlation consistency measures were used to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish form. Results demonstrated that the scale is a valid and reliable instrument to determine cognitive abilities in 24-36-month Turkish children. Infant and pre-school forms are recommended to be used for 3-47-months at every socio-cultural level.

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