EDU205
Important Course Dates for Spring 2006
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Unit
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Topics covered |
Date open
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Unit One—Introduction to Classroom Assessment
Assignment—Learning Targets (50 points)
Discussion—Uses of Assessment (counts towards
participation) |
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Lecture One
Related Chapters 1, 5
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Course overview
Definitions
Purpose of assessment
Ethics and Bias in Assessment |
January 23
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Lecture Two
Related Chapters 2, 6
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Goals and Learning Targets
Dimensions of Learning
Subject area assessment planning
Assessment blueprint |
January 26
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Lecture Three
Related Chapters 3, 4 |
Validity
Reliability
Criterion vs. Norm reference
Factors affecting validity |
January 31
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EXAM #1 |
Chapters 1 through 6 |
February 9 and 10 |
Unit Two—Crafting Assessments
Assignment—Crafting Assessments (50 points)
Discussion—Crafting assessments for higher order
thinking (counts toward participation) |
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Lecture Four
Related Chapters
7,8,9 |
Crafting assessments for use in the classroom |
February 13
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Lecture Five
Related Chapters 10,11,12 |
Assessing Higher Order thinking |
February 20
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EXAM #2 (100 Points) |
Chapters 7 through 10 |
March 9 and 10 |
Unit Three—Crafting Better Students
Assignment—Item Analysis (50 Points)
Discussion—Improving student test performance
(counts towards participation) |
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Lecture Six
Related Chapters
14 |
Preparing students for assessments:
Test wiseness; test anxiety
Improving results of assessment |
March 14
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Lecture Seven
Related Chapters, 15 |
Evaluating and grading students |
March 17
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EXAM #3 (100 Points)
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Chapters 14 & 15 |
March 30 and 31
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Unit Four—Standardized Tests
Assignment—Score Interpretation (50 Points)
Discussion—Standardized tests and students (counts
towards participation) |
Lecture Eight
Related Chapters
16,19 |
Standardized tests
Scholastic Aptitude, Career Inventories, Personality
and other published tests. |
April 3 |
Lecture Nine
Related Chapters, 17 |
Interpreting norm referenced test scores
Calculating norm referenced scores |
April 10
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EXAM #4 (100 Points)
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Chapters 16, 17, 19 |
April 25 through 28
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Final Project—Blueprint and test design
Due no later than May 15 |
