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– The aim of this study is to find out elementary 6-8 grades teachers' views on assessment and evaluation methods, frequency of use and their level of adequacy in these methods. Data were collected through a questionnaire developed by the researchers in this survey study. Population of the study is composed of 1470 primary teachers teaching at grades 6 to 8 in Erzurum city center. A sample of 474 teachers selected on the basis of voluntary participation out of the population.At the stage of data analysis, the mean of views of teachers about adequacy level and frequency of the use of assessment and evaluation methods were calculated. In order to test the relationship between adequacy level and frequency of the use of assessment and evaluation methods, the Sperman's rho was used. Furthermore, in order to analyze effects of genders and branches on adequacy level and frequency of occurrence in assessment and evaluation, Mann Whitney U test, in order to analyze effects of years of teaching experience Kruskal Wallis H tests were used. Results indicate that teachers feel themselves compatible in the use traditional assessment and evaluation methods compared to alternative approaches. It is also found that there is a positive and significant relationship between frequency of use and level of adequacy related to assessment-evaluation methods. Moreover, it is also determined that frequency of use and level of adequacy related to assessment-evaluation techniques and methods changes according to year of teaching, gender and branch

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