Evaluation of an in-Service Training Program Developed about Measurement and Evaluation

In the present study, the purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of "Awareness of Measurement and Evaluation" in-service training program organized by the Ministry of National Education by using "participant-oriented program evaluation approach". The study is qualitative research in phenomenological design. The participants of the study are 85 voluntary teachers selected from among 8th grade teachers having participated in the inservice training program in 2014. The data collection tool is composed of questions that will allow the teachers to evaluate the in-service training program given about measurement and evaluation. The data collected in the study were analyzed according to content analysis approach. The analysis revealed that majority of the teachers think that the objectives of "Awareness of Measurement and Evaluation" in-service training program are at the comprehension level of cognitive domain and these objectives do not meet their needs. Majority of the teachers are of the opinion that the content of the inservice training program is adequate. Most of the teachers finding the content inadequate believe that the content is mostly directed towards reminding their prior information and does not include topics such as alternative methods and techniques used in measurement and evaluation; assessment and writing exam questions". Almost all of the participants find some aspects of the in-service training program positive such as its learning and teaching process, use of audio-visual materials, consideration of learner-instructor interaction, inclusion of methods and techniques putting the learner in the center, focus on practice and presentation of samples that can be used in class. Moreover, the teachers made some suggestions for future measurement and evaluation in-service programs in terms of " preparation of a draft program" and " planning of the program".