Course aims:

Knowledge of peculiarities in educational measurement and the main measurement techniques and methods used in the investigation and in educational practice
Skills of analysis, quantification and measurement of educational phenomena and data usage in educational management
Assessment skills development of human resources by applying the techniques of scaling and performance measurement training
Educational Testing skills development and expansion register strategies and methods of school evaluation and assessment processes / education structures
Developing skills of expertise in educational measurement and evaluation

Course Entry Requirements:

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Course contents:

1. Measurement 1.1 Conceptual and methodological foundations of measurement 1.2. Choice and analysis of operational indicators 1.3. Building statistical indicators 1.4. Approximate measurement and nominal indicators of the Order 1.5. Calibration of measuring instruments 1.6. Evaluation of measuring instruments 1.7. Evaluation of statistical data 2. Evaluation 2.1. The conceptual and methodological aspects of evaluation 2.2. Developments in teacher evaluation issues 2.3. Classical methods of evaluation 2.4. Assessment methods pedagogical research 2.5. Evaluation of the technical tests 2.6. Comprehensive evaluation methods 2.7. Portfolio - complex tool for learning and assessment 2.8. Theory and practice of grading schools 2.9. Objective and subjective in the evaluation process

Teaching methods:

Lecture, discussion, exemplification.

Learning outcomes:

After following these course students will be able to: • define and operationalize the measurement object and choose the appropriate techniques • know and apply the steps of selection and analysis of measurable indicators • know and apply algorithms to construct statistical indicators • know and apply the techniques and methods of statistical analysis, estimation and interpretation of data, evaluation criteria and procedures for measuring instruments; • build, benchmark and validate educational tests • build and use rating scales persons, qualities and performance of staff

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Final evaluation – 50%; Seminar activities – 50%.

Recommended reading:

Sue Fox, Liz Surtees,, Mathematics Across the Curriculum: Problem-Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy in Primary Schools 2010,
Pamela Cowan, Teaching mathematics: a handbook for primary and secondary school teachers 2006,
Alf Coles, Being Alongside: For the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics 2013,