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Course: Educational Measuremnt and Evaluation (6507) Semester: Autumn, 2021
Level: MA/M.Ed.
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(AD, BS, BEd, MA/MSc, MEd, MPhil and PhD)
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distributed according to its requirements.
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Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 4o

Assignment No.1
(Units: 1-4)
Q.1 What is the importance of feedaback in student progress? Explain the difference of summative
and formative assessment. (20)
  Formative  Summative    Feedback      -1
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Q.2 Differentiate between the concepts of content and construct validity. What is the importance
of adequacy of test items in testing? (20)
  Adequacy  Construct Validity Content -2
Q.3 Explain practical considerations in developing a test blue print. Devdelop a protocol for test
administration. (20)
           -3

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Q.4 Why essay type items are considered easy to administer but difficult to score? Explain the
challenges of scoring essay type test items practical examples. (20)
 Essay type         Essay type -4
  
Q.5 Wht is the role of authentic assessment in student progress? How students can be benefited from
continuous testing and feedback? (20)
     Au t h en t i c a s s e s s me n t         -5
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Continuous
 feedback assessment
 

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 40

Assignment No.2
(Units: 5-9)
Q.1 Which techniques are useful for measuring behaviors in eduction? What is the utility of
personality inventories in educational well being of students? (20)
Personality             -1
    inventories
Q.2 Why it is essential to measure the psychometric properties of items for the appropriate
assessment of students? Explain the measures to control items guessing in MCQs type test
items. (20)
     psychometric   -2
    Guessing
Q.3 Explain the need of scoring rubrics for appropriate marking of subjective type test items.
Highlight the challenges of marking for a teacher in subjective type test items. (20)
Subjective      Scoring     Subjective type -3
    type
Q.4 Discuss the latest trends of measurement in global and local context. How formative
evaluation can play an important role to test the weaknesses among students. (20)
           Mesurement -4
     Formative evaluation
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Q.5 Explain some statistical techniques which can be used to interpret the performance or results
of the students at secondary level. (20)
          -5