AN EVALUATION ON EXAMS APPLIED IN TURKISH COURSE
TÜRKÇE DERSİNDE UYGULANAN SINAVLAR ÜZERİNE BİR DEĞERLENDİRME

Author : Süleyman ÜNLÜ -Hüseyin ÖZTÜRK - Tahir TAĞA
Number of pages : 513-523

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the case of the examination papers applied to determine the students achievements in the process of assesment and evaluation of Turkish courses. In this context, this study intended to determine which type of exams take place, which skill areas are measured and how grammar area in achievement tests distributes according to class level. This study was performed according to descriptive (survey) method and it was carried out in secondary schools located in the center of Isparta. In the study, in academic year of 2012-2013, 18 primary schools out of 39 primary schools located in the city of Isparta were selected. After obtaining necessary permission from Isparta provincial directorate for national education, the exam papers in these schools applied in the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades Turkish classes were collected and they were examined for the purposes of research. The obtained findings are summarized as follows: the multiple-choice exams were commonly preferred as exam type in exam papers and respectively it was determined that it was followed by the written and mixed exams. In these exams, it was determined that in all grade levels and exams applied, the exams concentrated on to reading and writing skills areas. While the questions for reading skills take part in all exams, writing skills take part in an average of half of the exams (%56,25). On the other hand, no questions for speaking and listening skills are included in the examination papers. Grammar area, regarded as knowledge area, takes place at all grade levels and exams except for few exam papers in 5th grade.

Keywords

Turkish Education, Examination, Assessment and Evaluation, Skill Areas, Achievement Tests

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