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SEVİYE(DÜZEY) BELİRLEME TESTİ ÇALIŞMASI
LEVEL DETERMINATION TEST STUDY

Author(s): Nurten Topçu
Subject(s): Educational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Behaviorism
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: Level Not Identifying test; cognitive behavior; critical behavior;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to measure the cognitive behaviors of the students for the experimental design research conducted in the primary school science and technology course; to develop a level (level) determination test. In order to develop the test and to determine the properties to be measured; A wide literature review was made and the theoretical structure was examined. In order to determine the questions to be included in the test, the 4th grade Science and Technology course textbooks and resource books, teacher's guide books, and the curriculums organized by the Board of Education were examined. Unit analyzes of "light and sound" "our planet earth", which are included in the scope of the research and will be covered in the second semester, have been made. A table of indications was arranged in a way to ensure that the subject weights were sampled with test items. The test item of 60 trials selected from the question pool created in accordance with this table was re-examined in many aspects such as its homogeneity, scientificity, compliance with the developmental characteristics of the student, etc. The trial application was chosen from 5th grade students who studied these subjects in Amasya Province. The application was conducted with 114 students. According to the item score analysis results obtained from the trial sample; Considering the content validity among the test items with high discrimination, 26 test items representing critical behaviors were selected. The selected test items are at. 30 was generally found to have a validity of over .40, only a test item with a validity of .29 was included in the test to ensure that the content validity was not compromised. Item Analysis was performed with information processing tools. KR-20 method was used in the reliability calculation. KR-20 = 0.82 for trial A group KR-20 reliability was 0.836 for trial group B; A + B group with KR-20 reliability; It was found to be 0.82.

  • Issue Year: 12/2020
  • Issue No: 48
  • Page Range: 187-201
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Turkish