Research Article

A Statistical Comparison of Norm-Referenced Assessment Systems Used in Higher Education in Turkey

Volume: 10 Number: 1 March 29, 2019
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A Statistical Comparison of Norm-Referenced Assessment Systems Used in Higher Education in Turkey

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify different norm-referenced assessment systems used in Turkish higher education, and to compare them empirically. Norm-referenced assessment regulations of 70 universities in Turkey was primarily analyzed, and universities were divided into four different groups depending on their norm-referenced assessment systems (only applying T-score conversion, the most commonly used method; applying T-score conversion and quantiles together; applying T-score conversion, quantiles and standard deviation together; applying standard deviation based norm-referenced assessment system). After the algorithms of two universities applying T-score conversion and three universities applying other norm-referenced assessment system were selected, they were used to convert end-of-year grade for each course of 19,574 students in a state university into letter grades and 4-point system. To test the differences of the norm-referenced assessment systems used in these universities, the norm-referenced system of a university were compared with the criterion-referenced system of the same university as well as norm-referenced systems of other universities. The paired t-test was used to identify the difference between norm-referenced and criterion-referenced assessment, while the differences between norm-referenced assessment systems were analyzed through one-way analysis of variance. The findings revealed that the letter grades calculated through the norm-referenced assessment were statistically different than the ones calculated with criterion-referenced; besides, a statistically significant difference was identified between the letter grades obtained using the norm-referenced assessment systems of universities. At the end of the study, the findings were discussed in term of students and instructors.

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Details

Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 29, 2019

Submission Date

November 25, 2018

Acceptance Date

January 28, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Atalmış, E. H. (2019). A Statistical Comparison of Norm-Referenced Assessment Systems Used in Higher Education in Turkey. Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology, 10(1), 12-29. https://doi.org/10.21031/epod.487335
AMA
1.Atalmış EH. A Statistical Comparison of Norm-Referenced Assessment Systems Used in Higher Education in Turkey. JMEEP. 2019;10(1):12-29. doi:10.21031/epod.487335
Chicago
Atalmış, Erkan Hasan. 2019. “A Statistical Comparison of Norm-Referenced Assessment Systems Used in Higher Education in Turkey”. Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology 10 (1): 12-29. https://doi.org/10.21031/epod.487335.
EndNote
Atalmış EH (March 1, 2019) A Statistical Comparison of Norm-Referenced Assessment Systems Used in Higher Education in Turkey. Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology 10 1 12–29.
IEEE
[1]E. H. Atalmış, “A Statistical Comparison of Norm-Referenced Assessment Systems Used in Higher Education in Turkey”, JMEEP, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 12–29, Mar. 2019, doi: 10.21031/epod.487335.
ISNAD
Atalmış, Erkan Hasan. “A Statistical Comparison of Norm-Referenced Assessment Systems Used in Higher Education in Turkey”. Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology 10/1 (March 1, 2019): 12-29. https://doi.org/10.21031/epod.487335.
JAMA
1.Atalmış EH. A Statistical Comparison of Norm-Referenced Assessment Systems Used in Higher Education in Turkey. JMEEP. 2019;10:12–29.
MLA
Atalmış, Erkan Hasan. “A Statistical Comparison of Norm-Referenced Assessment Systems Used in Higher Education in Turkey”. Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology, vol. 10, no. 1, Mar. 2019, pp. 12-29, doi:10.21031/epod.487335.
Vancouver
1.Erkan Hasan Atalmış. A Statistical Comparison of Norm-Referenced Assessment Systems Used in Higher Education in Turkey. JMEEP. 2019 Mar. 1;10(1):12-29. doi:10.21031/epod.487335

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