Examination of Misconceptions in the Field of Alternative Measurement and Evaluation with A Four-Tier Test

The aim of this study is to examine teachers’ misconceptions in the field of alternative measurement and evaluation with a four-tier test. For this purpose, a four-tier misconception test consisting of 15 items has been developed. Test-retest and KR-20 method have been used for the reliability of the misconception test developed in the study. For the validity of the test, expert opinions have been taken, false positive and false negative percentages have been calculated, the relations between the scores obtained from the different tiers of the test have been examined, and the relationship between the scores obtained from a two-tier test and the test developed in this study has been examined. The sample of the research consists of 360 teachers working in schools at different levels in Adıyaman in the 2020-2021 academic year. In the analysis of the data, besides the statistics such as frequency percentage, test and item statistics and correlation analysis has been used. It has been determined that teachers generally have misconceptions and lack of knowledge, albeit partial, on alternative measurement and evaluation issues. Teachers mostly have misconceptions about the performance task, and they have lack of knowledge mostly about the structural grid.