Three Tier Concept Diagnostic Test Development Study: Let’s Travel and Learn About The Living World Unit of Fifth Grade

Journal Title: Journal of Computer and Education Research - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 14

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable three-tier concept diagnostic test for the Let’s Travel and Learn about the Living World unit of fifth grade Science lesson and which that provide the students with the level of success and their misconceptions related to the unit. The developed test was applied to 210 5th grade students attending at three secondary schools in the center of Samsun. A validity and reliability studies were conducted for a three-tier concept diagnostic test consisting of a total of 23 items. The reliability of the concept diagnostic test was evaluated as 0.80 with the help of KR-20 reliability estimation method for the first stage questions. When the three items were evaluated together, the difficulty and discrimination values of the test were calculated as pj: 0.47 and rjx: 0.52. These data show that the developed test has a structure with reliable, medium difficulty and very good substances.

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Evşen AYMEN PEKER, Erol Taş

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  • EP ID EP669787
  • DOI 10.18009/jcer.602223
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Evşen AYMEN PEKER, Erol Taş (2019). Three Tier Concept Diagnostic Test Development Study: Let’s Travel and Learn About The Living World Unit of Fifth Grade. Journal of Computer and Education Research, 7(14), 515-539. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-669787