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PPGS 6322 INSTRUMENT DESIGN AND ITEM DEVELOPMENT 3 CREDITS

Synopsis

This course will present the fundamentals of instrument design and development for educational
research. Topics include basic concepts and issues in instrument development, instrument design, levels of
measurement and the appropriate statistics to be used, clarification of the objectives of the instrument
development, examination of the approaches to be adopted, decision on the dimensions of interest, format to be
used, development of a pool of items, Q-sorting of items, scale development, the strengths and weaknesses of
Likert, and Semantic differential, Guttman, Thurstone scales, item refinement, design layout , administration and
scoring guide. The psychometric properties of the instrument based on the APA and Standards will also be
addressed.

Assessment Method : Continuous Evaluation (Assignment) : 60%; Examination: 40%

Medium of Instruction : Malay Language and English Language

Main References
Aiken, L. R., & Groth-Marnet, G. (2006). Psychological testing and assessment, (12th. Ed.). USA: Pearson.
Kline, T. J. B. (2005). Psychological testing: A practical approach to design and evaluation. New Delhi: Vistaar
Publications.

PPGS 6323 EVALUATION MODELS 3 CREDITS

Synopsis

This course will present the array of traditional and contemporary evaluation models used in
evaluation research. The topics for discussion include: Evaluation research as a discipline, its major differences
from traditional educational research, the history and development of the evaluation research movement, major
models of evaluation such as the Tylerian, Context Input, Process Product (CIPP), Countertance, Suchman,
Goal Free evaluation and other models. Published work in evaluation research will be presented for class
critique.

Assessment Method : Continuos Assessment (Test, Assignment): 60%, Examination :40%

Medium of Instruction : Malay Language and English Language

Main References
Rossi, P. H., & Freeman, H. E., & Lipsey, M. W. (1999). Evaluation: A systematic approach (6 ed.). Beverly
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Hills, CA: Sage Publications.
Herman, J. L., Morris, L.L., & Fitz-Gibbon, C. T. (1987). Evaluator‟s handbook. Beverly Hills:Sage Publications.
Kellaghan, T., & Stufflebeam, D. L. (eds.) International handbook of educational evaluation. Part One:
Perspectives. Dordrecht: Luwer Academic Publishers.
Kellaghan, T., & Stufflebeam, D. L. (eds.) International handbook of educational evaluation. Part Two: Practice.
Dordrecht: Luwer Academic Publishers.
Stufflebeam, D. L., & Shinkfield, A. J. (1985). Systematic evaluation. Boston : Kluwer Nijhoff Publishing.

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