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Docimologic Issues in Evaluating the Theoretical Works in Music Education
Docimologic Issues in Evaluating the Theoretical Works in Music Education

Author(s): Petre Marcel Vârlan
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: docimology; evaluation; music education; theoretical works

Summary/Abstract: The paper will specially focus on some docimologic aspects in the evaluation of the theoretical works specialised on the theory of music, which can be found in any theoretical subject of the musical educational system, both at highschool level and at university level. These refer to the multitude of factors which are part of the assessment criteria, as well as the number of items, their individual score and their correlation with the marking schemes of performance. The author of the present paper shows how the table like calculation sheet of Excel, Microsoft Office can facilitate the marking of the candidates’ answers, independently of the complexity of the assessment or of the number of candidates.

  • Issue Year: 6/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 99-104
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English