EDUC 312 : Intro:Assessment & Measurement

This course is designed to provide pre-service and in-service teachers with basic competencies in educational assessment and measurement that can be used to improve instruction through better assessment of all students, including those with special needs. The point-of-view that instruction and assessment should blend together in the teaching/learning process will be emphasized throughout the course. Beginning teachers will learn how to: design various types of assessments, evaluate students and discuss evaluations with parents, interpret standardized and teacher-constructed assessment data, and use the information to improve teaching and learning. Issues related to validity, reliability, fairness, bias, and technology will be discussed.