EDS745 Data Collection and Assessment (2 cr.)

This course examines action research, student assessments, and their use in educational leadership. Skills needed by administrators to access, use, and effectively communicate research and assessment data are examined. Information analysis, key element and problem framing, and cause analysis are explored.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate various current student assessments used in Minnesota schools.
2. Access and analyze the results of various formal and informal student assessments using technology and traditional paper resources.
3. Develop curriculum change strategies based on various assessments.
4. Develop interventions and programmatic alternatives for specific students based on the results of various formal and informal assessments.
5. Using technology tools, design a plan for communicating the results of various assessments for different constituencies.
6. Examine the use of assessment data in action research.