Course Description
For teachers, counselors, and administrators. Principles of measurement and evaluation, methods of scoring and interpreting tests. Construction and use of teacher-made tests. Statistical concepts basic to understanding and interpreting test data. Prerequisite: None; Notes: Students who took this course as EAR or ERM 670 are not eligible to take ERM 605 and receive credit.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Discuss the importance and applications of educational assessment
Identify how the 3 main types of reliability are applicable to assessment situations
Describe how the standard error of measurement impacts score interpretation
Describe the major aspects of validity and its centrality to assessment
Explain the relationship between reliability and validity
Identify instances of assessment bias
Distinguish between disparate impact and assessment bias
Construct well formulated instructional objectives
Develop classroom assessments based on instructional objectives
Categorize assessments as affective, psychomotor, or by low/high cognitive level
Distinguish between criterion-referenced and norm-referenced measures
Develop selected-response items, constructed-response items, performance assessments, and portfolio assessments
Apply basic concepts of item analysis
Describe important features of standardized assessment
Develop classroom assessments that help improve classroom instruction
Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate test preparation practices
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
Completion of Survey (Syllabus Certification and Self-Test about Testing) | 3% |
Online Discussion Participation (seven assigned discussion questions and peer responses) | 17% |
Homework (four assignments, highest three grades used) | 20% |
2/3 Term Examination (quiz on Canvas covering first 2/3 of course) | 30% |
Final Writing Project Examination (creation of a single well-polished assessment) | 30% |
Grades are assigned on a letter grade basis from A to F. Final grades will be based on the weighted percentage points earned. Grades will be assigned pluses or minuses.
Grading Scale
Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
93% and higher | A |
90 to 92% | A- |
87 to 89% | B+ |
83 to 86% | B |
80 to 82% | B- |
77 to 79% | C+ |
73 to 76% | C |
72% or below | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance/participation is included in the online discussion questions and peer responses.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Popham, W. J. (2020). Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know (9th Ed.). Boston: Pearson Allyn and Bacon. ISBN: 9780135569108
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.