Graduate School | Department of Turkish and Social Sciences Education | Program in Social Studies Education | Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

A variety of assessment methods such as mid-term(s), assignment(s), exercise(s), project(s), practice(s), and a final exam are implemented in the programme. Assessment methods may include classical test(s), multiple-choice test(s), homework(s), performance evaluation(s), and product evaluation(s). In order to graduate from the programme, cumulative GPA must be minimum 2.00. A course grade is constituted by evaluating the above stated elements and given by using letters. Letter grades and their associated coefficients are as follows;

The testing and evaluation procedures of the Master of Arts (MA) program are designed as both process and product oriented. While the product oriented evaluation comprises mid-term and final exams, the process oriented evaluation comprises the reports and presentations of the assignments and project reports. The percentages of the evaluations may vary for each course. A midterm and a final exam at least have to be administered for each course. The success of the students is evaluated with regard to the performance during the term and the final grades.For each course in the program, at least one midterm exam and one final exam are given to the students. Exams of some courses are based on process assessment and some courses are based on outcome assessment. Therefore, in the courses involving outcome assessment, multiple choice and essay exams are given. Homework, take home exams and/or practice exams are given in the courses involving process assessment. Achievement of the student is determined according to the assessment of all the exams together given in the course. Although it is suggested that grading is done according to following criteria by the lecturer of the course, lecturer is flexible during grading process. Lecturer can take account of all the students’ achievement level during grading.Grading system:Grade in letterGrade in numberAA4.0AB3.7BA3.3BB3.0BC2.7CB2.3CC2.0CD1.7DC1.3DD1.0FF0.0

Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0