Assessment And Evaluation –

mte562

(3 credits)

This course focuses on developing the skills necessary to become effective assessors. It provides the fundamentals of a variety of classroom assessments, including standardized, formative and summative, traditional, and performance classroom assessments. Learners focus on using a variety of assessment tools and construct objective and performance assessments. Additionally, the purposes, the methods, and the reporting of evaluations are explored.

This graduate-level course is 6 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Overview of Assessment in Education
- Differentiate between assessment and evaluation.
- Identify the purpose of aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
- Summarize influences on assessment policies.
- Analyze the use of assessment for accountability.
Using Objective Tests in the Classroom
- Differentiate between formative and summative assessment.
- Recognize the different types of objective tests and their appropriate uses.
- Examine reliability and validity of objective tests.
- Construct an objective test.
Using Performance Assessments in the Classroom
- Recognize the different types of performance assessments and their appropriate uses.
- Examine reliability and validity of performance assessments.
- Develop an appropriate performance assessment.
- Describe the elements and utility of rubrics.
Standardized Assessment
- Explain the purpose of standardized assessment in the classroom.
- Compare and contrast norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests.
- Examine the reliability and validity of standardized assessments.
- Define the vocabulary used to explain student results in a standardized format.
- Explore the critical issues related to standardized testing.
Response to Intervention
- Analyze the response-to-intervention theory and model.
- Interpret response-to-intervention assessment results to determine appropriate interventions.
- Describe the importance of regularly monitoring and documenting student data and progress.
Data-Driven Decision Making
- Examine the appropriate and inappropriate uses of assessment results in instructional planning.
- Prepare a communication of assessment results for parents or staff.
The Influence of Diversity on Assessment
- Describe the issues related to student diversity and assessment.
- Describe best practices for assessment modifications and accommodations for special education students and English-language learners.
Ethical Standards
- Analyze ethical issues in assessment.
- Explain the importance of documenting assessments, observations, and interventions.
- Examine the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act as it relates to assessment.
Evaluation of Curriculum and Instruction
- Analyze strategies for evaluation of instruction.
- Analyze strategies for evaluation of curriculum.
- Evaluate instructional tools for effectiveness.

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Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Assessment And Evaluation –

mte562

Overview of Assessment in Education

Using Objective Tests in the Classroom

Using Performance Assessments in the Classroom

Standardized Assessment

Response to Intervention

Data-Driven Decision Making

The Influence of Diversity on Assessment

Ethical Standards

Evaluation of Curriculum and Instruction

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