Faculty of Education · Turkish Language Teaching · Undergraduate
Course Objective
Preparing and evaluating exams in different types for measuring and evaluating different achievements in teaching Turkish. To understand the function and importance of assessment and evaluation, to gain information about the purposes for which different types of exams can be used, to gain the evaluation knowledge and skills in the context of reliability, validity, applicability, originality and the effect of the exams and techniques used in line with traditional and alternative measurement evaluation approaches on content and practices.
Course Content
Types of test and measurement methods used for different age groups and language levels in teaching language skills; principles for measuring and evaluating language skills; types of questions used in measuring reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary and grammar; exam preparation techniques and evaluation criteria; preparation of various question examples and exam evaluation studies.
Course Learning Outcomes
- s/he defines the basic concepts of assessment and evaluation.
- S/he describes the basic features of assessment instruments.
- S/he understands the basic principles and characteristics of evaluation, scoring and assesment instruments.
- S/he can make multi-focus assessment and evaluation applications.
- S/he understands the importance of assessment and evaluating within the learning process.
- S/he determines the level of acquisition for different learning domains.
- S/he prepares different types of exam questions for Turkish teaching.
- S/he understands the principles of assessment and evaluating language skills.
- S/he prepares questions to determine the level of grammar and vocabulary.
- S/he evaluates the evaluation techniques of measuring listening, speaking, reading and writing skills within the scope of communication language teaching.
- S/he evaluates different types of exam questions prepared for Turkish teaching.
- S/he prepares exam questions for certain language levels in the context of communicative language teaching for specific purposes.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Measurement and evaluation concepts | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 2 | Types of measurement, types of evaluation | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 3 | Measurement criterion, units measurement errors | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 4 | scales | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 5 | comprehension skill measurement | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 6 | Listening skill measurement | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 7 | Reading skill measurement | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 8 | Exam | Midterm |
| 9 | Writing skill measurement | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 10 | Grammar measurement | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 11 | Deduction skills measurement | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 12 | Literary text measurement | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 13 | Skill distribution in exams | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 14 | Peer assesment | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 15 | Conclusion | Resource book and auxiliary book |
| 16 | Final exam | Final exam |