Student Assessment in High-School Social-Studies Courses in Turkey: Teachers' and Students' Perceptions

Author: Ali Yildirim

Source: International Review of Education / Internationale Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft / Revue internationale de l'éducation, Volume 50, Number 2, March 2004 , pp. 157-175(19)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

This study investigates the assessment strategies used in social-studies courses at the high-school level in Turkey and examines how teachers and students perceive them. Results indicate that short-answer tests are most frequently used to assess student performance, followed by oral tests. Multiple-choice and essay tests are also occasionally employed. Teachers tend to be satisfied with these assessment strategies, but suggest that alternative modes of assessment should also be considered. Students do not find such tests adequate for assessing their real performance in social-studies courses.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:REVI.0000041910.16750.11

Affiliations: 1: Contact address: Department of Educational Sciences, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey. : aliy@metu.edu.tr, Email: aliy@metu.edu.tr

Publication date: 2004-03-01