Abstract
This paper describes a measurement model that is used to measure the student performance in the final examination of Information Technology (IT) Fundamentals (IT280) course in the Information Technology (IT) Department, College of Computer & Information Sciences (CCIS), Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU). The assessment model is developed based on students mark entries of final exam results for the second year IT students, which are compiled and tabulated for evaluation using Rasch Measurement Model, and it can be used to measure the students performance towards the final examination of the course. A study on 150 second year students (male = 52; female = 98) was conducted to measure students knowledge and understanding for IT280 course according to the three level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. The results concluded that students can be categorized as poor (10%), moderate (42%), good (18%), and successful (24%) to achieve Level 3 of Bloom’s Taxonomy. This study shows that the students performance for the set of IT280 final exam questions was comparatively good. The result generated from this study can be used to guide us to determine the appropriate improvement of teaching method and the quality of question prepared.
Highlights
Tests and examinations are part of evaluation and assessment that are carried out to fulfill the academic requirement [1]. ey are systematic methods in assessing individual change of behaviors, which are related to effective teaching and learning activities [2]
Modern measurement method as practiced using item response theory with a focus on Rasch Measurement Model provides the social sciences with the Education Research International kind of measurement that characterizes measurement in the natural sciences, that is, the field of metrology
The person reliability (Rasch equivalence to Cronbach’s alpha) is 0.81, while the item reliability is much higher at 0.93. e values of person and item reliability (>1.57) do reveal that the instrument for measuring the students’ learning ability is reliable, reproducible, and valid for measurement. e person separation can be used to calculate the separation strata, which indicate a variety of wonderful ability degrees separated through 3 widespread errors of measurement. e formula for the strata is (4 × person separation index + 1)/3 [13, 14]. e strata value of 0.13 suggests that the 35 IT280 nal exam questions can distinguish two distinct levels of the students’ academic ability
Summary
Assessment of Student Performance for Course Examination Using Rasch Measurement Model: A Case Study of Information Technology Fundamentals Course. E assessment model is developed based on students mark entries of final exam results for the second year IT students, which are compiled and tabulated for evaluation using Rasch Measurement Model, and it can be used to measure the students performance towards the final examination of the course. A study on 150 second year students (male 52; female 98) was conducted to measure students knowledge and understanding for IT280 course according to the three level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Is study shows that the students performance for the set of IT280 final exam questions was comparatively good. A study on 150 second year students (male 52; female 98) was conducted to measure students knowledge and understanding for IT280 course according to the three level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. e results concluded that students can be categorized as poor (10%), moderate (42%), good (18%), and successful (24%) to achieve Level 3 of Bloom’s Taxonomy. is study shows that the students performance for the set of IT280 final exam questions was comparatively good. e result generated from this study can be used to guide us to determine the appropriate improvement of teaching method and the quality of question prepared
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