Primary teachers' views of measurement and evaluation

This research aims to investigate primary teachers? views of measurement and evaluation regarding the primary curriculum started to be implemented since the 2005?2006 academic year. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods have been used in this research in order to analyse the data. In the quantitative part, data were collected through semi-structured interviews in the 2009?2010 academic year from the city of Bursa. 30 primary teachers participated the research. In order to analyse the data, Strauss and Corbin?s (1998) grounded theory methodology was loosely followed. Open and axial coding process has been administered during the data analysis. Data obtained through the interviews were examined line by line. Concepts, their properties and dimensions are discovered in the data. Through the open coding 3 core categories emerged. They are called as: ?Teachers? views of measurement and evaluation?, ?Teachers? views of measurement and evaluation practices?, ?Teachers? views of measurement and evaluation regarding the primary curriculum?. Then, in the axial coding, the categories were related to their subcategories. Thus, the categories emerged as follows: ?Teachers? views of measurement and evaluation? and ?Teachers? views of measurement and evaluation regarding the primary curriculum?.In the quantitative part of the research, Teachers? Views of Assessment and Evaluation Scale has been developed in order to gather the data. SPSS 13, a Statistical Package for Social Sciences, was used in order to analyse the data. Thus, the data were analysed in order to understand primary teachers? views regarding their gender, age, educational background, the grade who teach and in?service training they have.Findings of this research revealed that teachers had difficulties during their practices concerning measurement and evaluation. In service training would help them to develop themselves in this issue.Keywords: Primary curriculum, measurement-evaluation, primary teacher