UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM STUDIES CIA 722 Assignment 2 1.
STRUCTURING THE REPORT
Front matter Cover page Title page Acknowledgements Descriptive abstract Numbered in l.c. Roman numerals Table of contents List of tables List of figures Terminology list Body of the report 1. Introduction – purpose of the report. 2. Test analysis [Descriptive test analysis; graphic representation of test scores; reliability coefficient] and interpretation. Numbered in Arabic numerals 3. Item analysis [Difficulty index; discrimination index] and interpretation. 4. Conclusion. References – in single spacing, indented. Back matter Appendix/Appendices 2.
TEST ANALYSIS
The following is relevant: • • • • • 3.
Distribution of the marks. Graphic representation. Measures of central tendency. Interpretation; data provided by mean and SD. Reliability coefficient. ITEM ANALYSIS
The following is relevant: • •
Difficulty indices – in a table Discrimination indices
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GENERAL GUIDELINES
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All table and figures must be referenced in the text. Tables and figures should have captions. Do not use the terms above or below. See to it that you do not plagiarise. If you should use any definitions or any part of a text from an existing source, it should be referenced correctly.