UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM STUDIES

CIA 722

Assignment 2

1. STRUCTURING THE REPORT

Front matter

Cover page
Title page
Acknowledgements
Descriptive abstract Numbered in l.c. Roman numerals
Table of contents
List of tables
List of figures
Terminology list

Body of the report

1. Introduction – purpose of the report.

2. Test analysis [Descriptive test analysis;
graphic representation of test scores; reliability
coefficient] and interpretation.
Numbered in Arabic numerals
3. Item analysis [Difficulty index; discrimination index]
and interpretation.
4. Conclusion.
References – in single spacing, indented.

Back matter

Appendix/Appendices

2. TEST ANALYSIS

The following is relevant:

• Distribution of the marks.

• Graphic representation.
• Measures of central tendency.
• Interpretation; data provided by mean and SD.
• Reliability coefficient.

3. ITEM ANALYSIS
The following is relevant:

• Difficulty indices – in a table

• Discrimination indices

4. GENERAL GUIDELINES

4.1 All table and figures must be referenced in the text.

4.2 Tables and figures should have captions.
4.3 Do not use the terms above or below.
4.4 See to it that you do not plagiarise. If you should use any
definitions or any part of a text from an existing source, it
should be referenced correctly.