University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University

EDUC 745 Assessment for Learning

Online Course 3 semester hours graduate credit
Instructor: Dr. Renee Chandler
Tuition and Registration
June 11 - July 30, 2012

Who should enroll?

This course is designed for PK-12 classroom teachers, Title I and special education teachers, leadership study teams, reading specialists, and curriculum directors.

You will leave the class with a self-designed Learner Assessment Plan that you can implement in the fall with your students to determine the effects of a curriculum, lesson plan, or unit of learning.

This course will examine current assessment practices and the balance between norm-referenced, standardized tests and classroom assessments to inform decisions regarding student learning and the effects of instructional programs.

You will learn how to interpret data and communicate results, investigate misuses in testing practices, evaluate and practice strategies for differentiating assessment to meet the needs of all learners.

Description

Assessment for instructional decision making, historical perspectives, trends, current research, methods and purposes of assessing learners, and advanced principles and techniques used in assessing learners. Applied practice in using formative assessment strategies to examine the effects of instruction on learning and the role of assessment of student learning in professional development planning.

This course is an approved elective in the Master of Science in Education online degree program.

NOTE: You may enroll in this course to meet your goals for professional development, license renewal, or to complete graduate credits and transfer the credit to another university.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Articulate the purposes of assessment, including the historical, philosophical, legal, ethical, and social principles underpinning current assessment practices.
   


2. Evaluate a wide range of assessment techniques (e.g., formative, summative, and standardized tests) to determine which assessment tools are appropriate for specific purposes.
   


3. Analyze the effects of assessment practices on under-represented or diverse learners.
   


4. Demonstrate how to locate, evaluate and select the most valid and reliable instruments to aid in instructional decision making.
   


5. Analyze the role assessments play in guiding classroom and district decisions regarding instructional planning, differentiation, curricular design, and curricular implementation.
   


6. Develop a learner assessment plan intended to demonstrate the effect of instruction on learning in a field based setting.
   


7. Interpret assessment results to evaluate and articulate the effects of instruction on identified learner outcomes.
   


8. Interpret assessment results to inform the instructor’s professional goals and development.Differentiate between various types of games and simulations and match with types of assessment techniques.
   

Alignment with Standards

Course objectives are aligned with the following:

• Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure (WI DPI) 3, 6, 8
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standard 3
• Wisconsin Standards for Administrator Development and Licensure (WI DPI): 3
• International Society for Technology in Education, National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers, (NETS-T): 2

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No travel to campus is required. Because this class is asynchronous and open to you 24/7, you may participate from your home or work computer during hours that are best for your work and family schedule.

The class is highly interactive with a significant discussion component. All discussion postings, projects and assignments will be submitted via the course discussion board and dropbox. Activities are conducted according to a schedule with specific due dates each week.

The School of Education reserves the right to cancel classes that do not meet minimum enrollment requirements.

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