Evaluation of Examination Scores by Using Standard Score Methods: A Case Study.
The marks or scores obtained by a student in an examination are raw scores. According to the authors proper decision and conclusion cannot be drawn on the basis of these raw scores because present scale of examination is full of deficiencies and errors. This scale is too approximate and we cannot m...
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| author | Sokkalingam, Rajalingam Tan, Chong |
| author2 | Dr.Chan Chan Tik |
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| description | The marks or scores obtained by a student in an examination are raw scores. According to the authors proper decision and conclusion cannot be drawn on the basis of these raw scores because present scale of examination is full of deficiencies and errors. This scale is too approximate and we cannot measure the achievements of students in true sense. Therefore the authors suggest an alternative and effective way to evaluate the achievements of students that is known as standard score method. A case study was conducted to evaluate the achievements of two different batches of students in Mathematics units by using the standard scores method. The results show that the standard scores method is a better and more accurate method to measure the achievements of the students compared to the traditional method of giving marks in percentage. Finally the authors conclude that the method cannot identify which batch of students achievements better but can identify which group of students achievements better or poor within the batches and standard score method also can be used to determine the comparative achievement of those students who scored identical marks in both semesters. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-88752017-03-08T13:12:00Z Evaluation of Examination Scores by Using Standard Score Methods: A Case Study. Sokkalingam, Rajalingam Tan, Chong Dr.Chan Chan Tik Evaluation Standard Deviation Z-Score T-Score Scale and Comparison Mean The marks or scores obtained by a student in an examination are raw scores. According to the authors proper decision and conclusion cannot be drawn on the basis of these raw scores because present scale of examination is full of deficiencies and errors. This scale is too approximate and we cannot measure the achievements of students in true sense. Therefore the authors suggest an alternative and effective way to evaluate the achievements of students that is known as standard score method. A case study was conducted to evaluate the achievements of two different batches of students in Mathematics units by using the standard scores method. The results show that the standard scores method is a better and more accurate method to measure the achievements of the students compared to the traditional method of giving marks in percentage. Finally the authors conclude that the method cannot identify which batch of students achievements better but can identify which group of students achievements better or poor within the batches and standard score method also can be used to determine the comparative achievement of those students who scored identical marks in both semesters. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8875 INTI International University,Malaysia restricted |
| spellingShingle | Evaluation Standard Deviation Z-Score T-Score Scale and Comparison Mean Sokkalingam, Rajalingam Tan, Chong Evaluation of Examination Scores by Using Standard Score Methods: A Case Study. |
| title | Evaluation of Examination Scores by Using Standard Score Methods: A Case Study. |
| title_full | Evaluation of Examination Scores by Using Standard Score Methods: A Case Study. |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Examination Scores by Using Standard Score Methods: A Case Study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Examination Scores by Using Standard Score Methods: A Case Study. |
| title_short | Evaluation of Examination Scores by Using Standard Score Methods: A Case Study. |
| title_sort | evaluation of examination scores by using standard score methods: a case study. |
| topic | Evaluation Standard Deviation Z-Score T-Score Scale and Comparison Mean |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8875 |