Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook 
    
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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EDD814 Assessment: Theory and Practice (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): EDD809 , EDD820 
This course focuses on the concept of assessment across learning taxonomies and how they link to learning processes. Topics include clarification of terminology, limitations of conventional evaluation, relating assessment to instruction and teaching practices, performance criteria, assessment tools and strategies, assessment strategies for adult populations, and the creation and evaluation of instruments.

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

  1. Evaluate measurement scales including nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio, norm referenced, and criterion referenced.
  2. Evaluate score reporting formats including standardized and non-standardized scores, normal curve, percentiles, grade/age equivalents, scale scores, and normal curve equivalents.
  3. Evaluate the terminology and concepts of validity including construct, content, and criterion referenced.
  4. Evaluate reliability including internal consistency, test/retest, alternate form, and inter‐rater reliability.
  5. Evaluate the ethics of assessment including fairness, bias, confidentiality, and tests for diverse populations.
  6. Analyze the common forms and uses of various item types.
  7. Evaluate and create assessment instruments.
  8. Demonstrate appropriate research writing style (APA).
     



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