GaCiTa -The Google Spreadsheet Add-on for Classical Items and Test Analysis: Development and Evaluation Study

Mehmet Tekdal

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GaCiTa -The Google Spreadsheet Add-on for Classical Items and Test Analysis: Development and Evaluation Study

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate Cloud-based The Google Spreadsheet Add-on for Classical Items and Test Analysis (GaCiTa) software, which is prepared in order to improve the ability of students to perform item and test analysis in the measurement and evaluation course, according to the opinions of pre-service teachers. The sample of the study consisted of 114 pre-service teachers who had previously taken the measurement and evaluation course. The standardized interview form was used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed by Nvivo 12 software. The results of this study revealed significant positive opinions about GaCiTA software. According to this result, it can be said that the use of the software in measurement and evaluation courses will contribute to the students.

Keywords

GaCiTa Software,Measurement & Evaluation,Item and Test Analysis,Psychometric Testing

Supporting Institution

Çukurova Üniversitesi

Project Number

SBA-2018-9355

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Mehmet Tekdal ^*
0000-0001-5429-7709
Türkiye

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December 20, 2019

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June 11, 2019

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September 5, 2019

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Year 2019 Volume: 8 Number: 4

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Tekdal, M. (2019). GaCiTa -The Google Spreadsheet Add-on for Classical Items and Test Analysis: Development and Evaluation Study. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi, 8(4), 1069-1081. https://izlik.org/JA42MC72LU

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