ED PS6035

The goal of this course is to give future and continuing education students background in the use of assessment for instructional purposes, both in traditional classroom and more applied educational contexts. Course topics include; formative and summative assessment, matching assessments to learning objectives, design of different types of assessments, analysis and communication of assessment results, implementation of learner feedback mechanisms, and the importance of assessment in curriculum revision. The use of educational technology for different aspects of assessment will be integrated throughout the course.

Fall