An Analysis of Content Validity of Third-Grade Mathematics Achievement Tests

학업 성취도 평가도구의 내용 타당도 분석 - 수학과 3-가를 중심으로-

The purpose of this study is to find out whether Achievement Tests are fully performing their role as an objective standard that measures student's educational achievement level by analysing the content validity of Achievement Tests developed by KICE and teachers at elementary school. In the study, the content validity of achievement tests were analyzed in the behavioral content objective dimensions. 60 instructional objectives from the Unit one to the Unit six contained in the teachers' guidebook for the elementary third-grade Math subject were analyzed into dimensions of behavior and content. And the Achievement Test developed by KICE and teachers in five elementary schools randomly chosen were collected and analyzed. Then, differences of the proportion between instructional objectives and evaluative objectives in each dimension statistically were verified. The results of the study are as follows : 1. In the dimension of behavior, as analysing and comparing the content validity of achievement tests, there was no significant difference in all domains(knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation). (p<.05) Therefore, it could be concluded that content validity of the Achievement Test is very high. 2. In the dimension of content, similarly there is no significant difference in all domains between achievement tests by both KICE and teachers. (p<.05) Therefore, the content validity of all tests are very high. In conclusion, it could be concluded that content validity of achievement tests is considerably high in content and behavior dimension. The study suggest the followings : 1. By expanding to the other subjects, there are needs to analyze and verify the content validity of achievement tests. 2. Even the content validity of achievement tests is considerably high however, achievement items are focused on evaluation 3 domains(knowledge, comprehension, application). Therefore evaluation evenly among 6 cognitive domains is required. And further to reduce the deviation of schools, there are needs to active interchange between teachers.

본 연구의 목적은 한국교육과정평가원(KICE) 제작 학업 성취도 평가 도구와 교사 제작 학업 성취도 평가 도구의 내용타당도를 분석 비교하는데 있으며, 학교 현장에서 실시되는 학업 성취도 평가 도구의 개선을 위한 기초 자료를 제시하는데 그 의의가 있다. 학업 성취도 평가 도구의 내용 타당도를 검증하기 위하여 행동차원별, 내용차원별로 수업목표와 평가목표의 비율차 검증을 하였다. 그 결과 교사 제작 수학과 3-가 학업 성취도 평가도구와 한국교육과정평가원(KICE)에서 제작한 3학년 국가수준 기초진단 학업 성취도 평가도구는 행동차원과 내용차원에서 모두 내용타당도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구는 교사 제작 학업 성취도 평가도구는 내용타당도는 높으나 평가 문항이 지식, 이해력, 적용력을 평가하는데 집중된 경향을 보여 창의력 신장을 위한 고등정신기능을 기르는 평가가 이루어지도록 평가 방법 개선 방안과 평가 도구 개발에 힘써야 할 것이며 각 학교간의 편차를 해소하기 위하여 많은 교사들의 상호 교류도 활발히 진행되어야 할 것임을 제언한다.