[BA 3rd Sem Question Papers, Dibrugarh University, 2014, Education, Major, Educational Measurement and Evaluation]
1. Choose the right answers from the alternatives given below: 1x8=8
- The percentage of case that lie between
and
of the normal probability curve is
- 66.28
- 66.26
- 68.26
- 68.28
- If the IQ of a child is 130 and his chronological age is 10, then what will be his mental age?
- 12 years.
- 12.5 years.
- 13 years.
- 13.5 years.
- If the mean and median of an achievement test are 45.55 and 44.75, then what will be its mode?
- 43.15
- 43.25
- 43.35
- 43.45
- Which one of the following is not a characteristic of CCE?
- Specifying learning outcomes of the learners.
- Collection of evidences about pupils’ achievement.
- Analysis and interpretation of collected data.
- Limited emphasis on feedback.
- Which one of the following statements is not true regarding standardized achievement test?
- It is prepared on the basis of a blueprint.
- Items are selected on the basis of indices of difficulty and discrimination.
- It is not necessary to calculate reliability of the test.
- It is accompanied by norm tables.
- The number of pictures in Murray’s Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is
- 15
- 20
- 25
- 30
- The most dependable measure of variability is
- Range.
- Standard deviation.
- Average deviation.
- Quartile deviation.
- When the scores are massed at the higher end of normal probability curve, then it is called as
- Positive skewness.
- Negative skewness.
- Leptokurtic.
- Platykurtic.
2. What is meant by achievement test? Discuss the steps need to be followed in construction of standardized achievement test. 3+8=11
Or
What is meant by the term ‘reliability’? Discuss the factors that affect reliability. 3+8=11
3. What is meant by the term ‘measurement’? Illustrate with suitable examples the functions of measurement. 3+8=11
Or
Name the different scales of measurement and describe the salient features of any one of them. Illustrate the relationship between measurement and evaluation with suitable examples. 2+4+5=11
4. Discuss the importance of Rorschach test and Thematic Apperception Test in the assessment of personality. 5+5=10
Or
Discuss with suitable examples the general aptitude test battery. 10
5. Calculate mean, median, and mode from the following frequency distribution table given below: 4+4+2=10
Class intervals
|
Frequency
|
10-20
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
70-80
|
3
5
7
10
8
4
3
|
N = 40
|
Or
Calculate the mean deviation and standard deviation from the frequency distribution table given above: 5+5=10
6. In a sample of 800 cases, the mean of a certain test is 60 and standard deviation is 10.00. Assuming normality of the distribution, find the number of individuals who scored between 30 and 50. [Percentage of scores which lie between mean and 
and between mean and 
]
and between mean and ]
Or
The following are the marks obtained by 10 students in two school subjects:
Students
|
Subject – I
|
Subject – II
|
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
|
45
33
56
70
35
56
33
80
70
49
|
38
56
57
77
58
77
56
77
56
37
|
Compute the coefficient of correlation by rank-difference method and interpret the result. 5+1=6
7. Draw a histogram from the frequency distribution given in Question No. 5. 3
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8. Write short notes on the following: 4x5=20
- Scope of measurement in education.
- Meaning of tools in evaluation.
- Verbal and nonverbal tests.
- Scope of educational statistics.
- Properties of normal probability curve.
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