The technology of criterion assessment of students' knowledge in geography lessons

The study aims to get the views of teachers about the difficulties encountered in online education in the evaluation of students' knowledge in geography lessons with criterion assessment technology. This research was designed in the qualitative research method and the data were evaluated following the qualitative method. The sample group of the research consisted of 80 geography teachers who teach geography at various high schools in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The researchers developed a semi-structured interview form to consult the opinions of teachers about the difficulties encountered in online education. As a result of the research, Geography teachers found measurement and evaluation opportunities in face-to-face education more advantageous than in online education. In line with the findings obtained from the research, it has emerged that it is necessary to make improvements for the healthy application of criterion evaluation technology in online measurement and evaluation. Keywords: Assessment; criterion assessment; evaluation; online learning.