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JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
PSY 410: EDUCATIONAL TESTS AND MEASUREMENT
YEAR 4 SEMESTER 1- 2016
MAIN CAMPUS
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer Question 1 and Any other TWO Questions
1a) Define the following terms:
i) Assessment (1mk)
ii) Instructional Objectives (1mk)
iii) Measurement (1mk)
b). State any FIVE functions of tests in education (5mks)
c). Give a brief outline of the Item Response Theory (3mks)
d). Outline any THREE ways in which multiple choice questions can be presented to sample
various levels of learning (3mks)
e). In a class of 75 students, 22 of them got a question correctly. Determine the difficulty Index
for the question (3mks)
f). The table below shows students’ scores for tests in Psychology (X) and Anxiety test (Y)
Psychology 72 73 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 88
Test (X)
Anxiety 45 38 41 35 31 40 25 32 36 29 34 38 26 32 28
Test (Y)
i). Compute the Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient for the two sets of scores
(12mks)
ii). Interprate the ‘r’ score (1mk)
2. Discuss the Scaling Theory as outlined by the psychologist Stanley Smith Stevens (20mks)
3a). Describe how the Spilt-Half method is used to determine the reliability for a given test
(5mks)
b). Explain how tests can be used to improve learning (5mks)
c). Identify and explain any FIVE general rules that guide test development (10mks)
4a). Discuss Gronlund’s FIVE principles on test construction (10mks)
b). Describe the Affective Domain of educational objectives (10mks)
5a). Outline five objectives of item analysis (2mks)
b). Explain the two indicators of items analysis (6mks)
c). Discuss three types of discrimination indices (9mks)
