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Outcome based education performance measurement: A Rasch-based longitudinal assessment model to measure information management courses LO's

Malaysia Qualification Framework, 2005 (MQF) promotes outcome based education (OBE) learning process. OBE calls for the evaluation of the course’s Learning Outcomes (CLO) as specified in the Program Specification. This good practice is implemented in the Faculty of Information Technology and Quanti...

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Main Authors: Mohamed, Azlinah, Abd. Aziz, Azrilah, Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Zakaria, Sohaimi, Masodi, Mohdsaidfudin
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Language:English
Published: World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society 2008
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L Education (General)
T Technology (General)
T60 Work measurement. Methods engineering
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spelling my.iium.irep.174272013-07-10T02:41:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/17427/ Outcome based education performance measurement: A Rasch-based longitudinal assessment model to measure information management courses LO's Mohamed, Azlinah Abd. Aziz, Azrilah Ahlan, Abdul Rahman Zakaria, Sohaimi Masodi, Mohdsaidfudin L Education (General) T Technology (General) T60 Work measurement. Methods engineering Malaysia Qualification Framework, 2005 (MQF) promotes outcome based education (OBE) learning process. OBE calls for the evaluation of the course’s Learning Outcomes (CLO) as specified in the Program Specification. This good practice is implemented in the Faculty of Information Technology and Quantitative Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA (FTMSK) teaching and learning processes which was duly certified to ISO 9001:2000. Assessment methods include giving students’ tasks such as tests, quizzes or assignments at intervals during the 14 weeks study period per semester. CLO’s were evaluated based on the students’ performance which gives an indication of their learning achievements. Despite the marks obtained is orderly in manner, it is on a continuum scale. Hence, further evaluation using the raw score is rather complex to be carried out. This paper describes a Rasch-based measurement model as performance assessment tool to measure the CLO. Rasch Model uses ‘logit’ as the measurement unit thus transforms the assessment results into a linear correlation. An overview of the measurement model and its key concepts were presented and illustrated. An assessment form using Bloom’s Taxonomy as parameter was designed showing each dimension of the ability to be measured. The results there from were evaluated on how well it relates to the attributes being assessed and scrutinized. It is further checked against the CLO Maps for consistency and used as a guide for future improvement of the teaching method and style. This provides the lecturers a more accurate insight of the student level of competency achieved. The study shows that this model of measurement can classify students’ grades into linear competency scale accurately using only very few primary data sets to enable corrective action to be taken effectively at the early stage of learning. World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society 2008 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/17427/1/25-568.pdf Mohamed, Azlinah and Abd. Aziz, Azrilah and Ahlan, Abdul Rahman and Zakaria, Sohaimi and Masodi, Mohdsaidfudin (2008) Outcome based education performance measurement: A Rasch-based longitudinal assessment model to measure information management courses LO's. WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications, 5 (3). pp. 292-299. ISSN 1790-0832 http://www.wseas.us/e-library/transactions/information/2008/25-568.pdf
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topic L Education (General)
T Technology (General)
T60 Work measurement. Methods engineering
spellingShingle L Education (General)
T Technology (General)
T60 Work measurement. Methods engineering
Mohamed, Azlinah
Abd. Aziz, Azrilah
Ahlan, Abdul Rahman
Zakaria, Sohaimi
Masodi, Mohdsaidfudin
Outcome based education performance measurement: A Rasch-based longitudinal assessment model to measure information management courses LO's
description Malaysia Qualification Framework, 2005 (MQF) promotes outcome based education (OBE) learning process. OBE calls for the evaluation of the course’s Learning Outcomes (CLO) as specified in the Program Specification. This good practice is implemented in the Faculty of Information Technology and Quantitative Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA (FTMSK) teaching and learning processes which was duly certified to ISO 9001:2000. Assessment methods include giving students’ tasks such as tests, quizzes or assignments at intervals during the 14 weeks study period per semester. CLO’s were evaluated based on the students’ performance which gives an indication of their learning achievements. Despite the marks obtained is orderly in manner, it is on a continuum scale. Hence, further evaluation using the raw score is rather complex to be carried out. This paper describes a Rasch-based measurement model as performance assessment tool to measure the CLO. Rasch Model uses ‘logit’ as the measurement unit thus transforms the assessment results into a linear correlation. An overview of the measurement model and its key concepts were presented and illustrated. An assessment form using Bloom’s Taxonomy as parameter was designed showing each dimension of the ability to be measured. The results there from were evaluated on how well it relates to the attributes being assessed and scrutinized. It is further checked against the CLO Maps for consistency and used as a guide for future improvement of the teaching method and style. This provides the lecturers a more accurate insight of the student level of competency achieved. The study shows that this model of measurement can classify students’ grades into linear competency scale accurately using only very few primary data sets to enable corrective action to be taken effectively at the early stage of learning.
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author Mohamed, Azlinah
Abd. Aziz, Azrilah
Ahlan, Abdul Rahman
Zakaria, Sohaimi
Masodi, Mohdsaidfudin
author_facet Mohamed, Azlinah
Abd. Aziz, Azrilah
Ahlan, Abdul Rahman
Zakaria, Sohaimi
Masodi, Mohdsaidfudin
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title Outcome based education performance measurement: A Rasch-based longitudinal assessment model to measure information management courses LO's
title_short Outcome based education performance measurement: A Rasch-based longitudinal assessment model to measure information management courses LO's
title_full Outcome based education performance measurement: A Rasch-based longitudinal assessment model to measure information management courses LO's
title_fullStr Outcome based education performance measurement: A Rasch-based longitudinal assessment model to measure information management courses LO's
title_full_unstemmed Outcome based education performance measurement: A Rasch-based longitudinal assessment model to measure information management courses LO's
title_sort outcome based education performance measurement: a rasch-based longitudinal assessment model to measure information management courses lo's
publisher World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society
publishDate 2008
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/17427/1/25-568.pdf
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