Essentials of Examination System: Evaluation Tests and Measurement by J.C. Aggarwal

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Essentials of Examination System: Evaluation Tests and Measurement

J.C. Aggarwal

Vikas Publishing

9788125900511
440 pages
Paperback
5.5 X 8.5 inches
495.00

This book provides a detailed survey and in-depth analysis of crucial issues relating to examinations, evaluation and measurement, including testing at the school and college level. Aspects like smooth conduct of examinations, setting of good question papers, balanced provision of different forms of questions, marking scheme, moderation and scaling of examination results, grades and marks, multiple set of question papers, question banks, open book examination system, internal evaluation, semester system and classroom testing etc., are discussed in detail.

Contents

1. Origin, Concept and Functions of Examinations - An Overview, 2. Types of Examinations, 3. Reforms in Examinations, 4. Semester System and Internal Assessment (Examination), 5. Unit Test, 6. Examination System in India, 7. Research in Examinations, 8. History and Present Status of Examination Reforms in India, 9. Definition, Meaning, Purposes and Nature of Evaluation, 10. Evaluation in the Overall System of Education, 11. Evaluation and Instructional Objectives in Behavioural Terms, 12. Summative and Formative Evaluation, 13. Internal Assessment and Evaluation, 14. Cumulative Record Card, 15. Assessment and Measurement, 16. Tests and Testing, 17. Achievement Tests, 18. Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) and Norm-Referenced Test (NRT), 19. Psychological Tests and Measurement, 20. Presenting Measurement Results, 21. Examination, Evaluation and Measurement: Comparative Study of Selected Countries, 22. Committees and Commissions on Examinations, Evaluation and Measurement