Analysis of Unit Evaluation Questions in the 4th and 5th Grade Social Studies Books

Abstract

In today's information society, the importance of measurement evaluation, which is one of the
indispensable elements of education, is increasing. Because the social studies course is a course for
acquiring knowledge, skills, attitudes and values about society and life, the types of questions to be used
while preparing the textbooks should be selected in accordance with the characteristic of the behaviour
to be measured. In this study, it was determined whether there was a quality and quantity difference
between the unit end evaluation questions of the textbooks of the 4th and 5th grade prepared according
to the old (2005) and the new (2017). In addition, proposals have been made regarding the positive and
negative aspects of the change. This research was conducted through a document review which is one
of the qualitative research methods. As a result; only the traditional measurement and evaluation
methods were included in the 4th and 5th grade social studies textbook unit final assessment, 2005 and
2017 social studies curriculum. The maximum number of mistakes in short answer and paired questions
was determined in the 2017 curriculum., and the maximum number of errors in the correct answer and
multiple choice tests was determined in the 2005 curriculum.