Test Papers / Previous Question Papers of IGNOU ES333 Educational Evaluation ES333 Educational Evaluation December 2005

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Weightage: 70%

Note: (i) All the four questions are compulsory.
(ii) All the questions carry equal weightage.

1. Answer the following question in about 600 words.

Explain teaching - learning process and discuss the role of evaluation in it, with suitable examples.

OR

What do you understand by Suramative and Formative evaluation ? Give four important differences between Summative and Formative evaluation. Support your answer with examples.

2. Answer the followtnq question in about 600 words.

Explain Norm-referenced and Criterion-referenced tests. Discuss their use in evaiuation of learners' performance with suitable examples

OR

Explain the concept, forms and use of 'Projective techniques' with suitable examples.

3. Write short notes on any four of the following in about 150 words each:

(i) Difficulty level and Discriminatory power of the test

(ii) Teacher-made test : Advantages and Disadvantages

(iii) Absolute and Comparative grading

(iv) Percentiles concept and use in class-room evaluation

(v) Blue-print - concept and use in question paper preparation

(vi) Rating scale : Types and use

4. Answer the following question in about 600 words.

Select a topic from your teaching subject. Construct an achievement test on the basis of blue-print. The test must have nine test items i.e. three items each belonging to three categories of objectives i.e. Knowledge, Understanding and Application respectively.