A Study of Measurement and Evaluation in the Classroom with Thai Qualification Framework for Higher Education for Introduction to Biochemistry for Undergraduate Students of Faculty of Nursing, Roi Et Rajabhat University, Thailand

Komsil Pholdaeng1,*

1 Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Roi Et Rajabhat University, Roi Et, Thailand
* Corresponding author: kpholdaeng@yahoo.com

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study the measurement and evaluation in the classroom for develop learning process and enhancement of contenting and teaching management competency in the classroom by using the learning, teaching, measuring and evaluating process with Thai Qualification Framework for Higher Education (TQF:HEd) for Introduction to Biochemistry lecturer for countries of the Faculty of Nursing, Roi Et Rajabhat University, Thailand. The sample was 30 nursing’s students in the Classroom of second semester for undergraduate students, in the academic year 2013. The research instruments were studied both of midterm and final for educational measurement and evaluation achievement tests by using the multiple choice items. Their scores data of learning and teaching process were collected and analyzed from a class for Introduction to Biochemistry by using the teaching in classrooms that including learning activity both lecture and Problem-Based Learning (PBL) method and experimental testing in laboratory. The data were analyzed by calculating the percentage of the average scores, item validity indices by finding the difficulty indices, discriminating indices and correlation by using the ordered item booklet as following with the Curriculum Mapping of TQF : HEd. The result showed that the cut scores in raw scores and examinee’s ability of the achievement tests that classified into 7 levels by using the Norm Referenced of Roi Et Rajabhat University Automatic Grading Program with excellent (A), very good (B+), good (B), rather good (C+), fair (C), poor (D+) and very poor (D) was 6.7, 13.3, 50.0, 23.3, 6.7, 0.0 and 0.0%, respectively. The percentage of the average scores for lecture testing in midterm and final examination was 59.3 and 58.7, respectively, and experimental testing in final examination was 55.7. The multiple choice items, item validity indices in term of indicated difficulty index (p) were 0.1-1.0. The discriminating indices that comparison with 5 groups (Gr.) of the GPAX score with Gr.1 (3.60-4.00), Gr.2 (3.25-3.59), Gr.3 (2.90-3.24), Gr.4 (2.55-2.89) and Gr.5 (<2.54) showed the correlation result with the cut off scores. The findings showed the measurement and evaluation in the classroom with the TQF : HEd for Introduction to Biochemistry for nursing’s students that enhancing the efficiency of contenting and teaching management.

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