EDU-2XXX Assessment in the Education Setting (3 credits)
This course is designed to help pre-service teachers understand, integrate, and skillfully apply standards governing educational assessment. Emphasis will be placed on strategies for test-taking and on methods for building quality assessments tied to learning outcomes. Students will take Praxis Exams as part of their exploration on the topic of assessment.
1. Describe the relationship between learning and assessment decisions.
2. Compare the use of formative and summative assessment tools that assist in educational decision making.
3. Administer, score and interpret the results of a range of assessment tools.
4. Discuss the connections between assessment, curriculum planning, and overall school improvement.
5. Recognize the unethical, illegal and otherwise inappropriate uses of assessment.
6. Explore test-taking strategies and complete Praxis exams.
7. Discuss the history and philosophy of educational assessment and assessment of educators.
What types of resources would we like to recommend for this new course which will be available in fall, 2010?....
Has anyone reviewed Suzanne's suggestion? "Failing Our Kids:Why the Testing Craze Won't Fix Our Schools" .... Includes more than 50 articles that provide a compelling critique of standardized tests and also outline alternative ways to assess how well our children are learning.
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