UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
External Degree
Programme 2010/2011
Special/
Supplementary – 2011/ 2012
Second year
Examinations for the degree of Bachelor of Education (Arts)
PSY 201: Test and
Measurement
Date: July 19, 2012 Time:
2.30 p.m. -4.30 p.m.
INSTRUSTIONS:
Answer
Question ONE and any TWO others
- (a) Define the following terms:
(i)
Measurement
(ii)
Formative
Evaluation
(iii)
Standardized
test
(iv)
Table
of Specification (8
marks)
(b)
Discuss instructional importance of testing (16
marks)
- (a) Explain factors considered in item analysis (4 marks)
(b) Why is an item of difficulty of
0.01 and 0.99 undesirable? (3
marks)
(c) In a class of 200 students,
response to number 26 in a math’s test was as follows:
A B* C D
Lower 30 52 8 0
Upper 0 87 0 13
(i)
Calculate
and comment on facility value and item discrimination (10 marks)
(ii)
Comment
on suitability of the alternatives (6
marks)
- (a) Differentiate between validity and reliability (4 marks)
(b) Discuss factors that affect validity of
a test (19
marks)
- (a) Discuss four qualities of a good test (8 marks)
(b) Discuss factors that affect validity of
a test (19
marks)
- (a) Using suitable examples, explain the following terms;
(i)
Criterion
reference test:
(ii)
Norm
referenced test (6
marks)
(b) Discuss the merits and norm referenced
text (17
marks)
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