May 13, 2024  
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1 
    
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1

EDU 5700 Standards-Based Assessment


Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course provides students with knowledge to design and implement assessments that align with learning standards and promote student learning. Students will bring in prior knowledge from previous course information where they learned about the different types of assessment. Students will study how to develop assessment items that are valid, reliable, and aligned with learning standards, and how to use rubrics and other scoring tools to evaluate student work. Additionally, the course will cover how to use assessment data to inform instruction and how to communicate assessment results to students and their families. Students will also learn how to use technology to support assessment, such as using online assessments and data analysis tools. By the end of the course, students will have a comprehensive understanding of how to design and implement standards-based assessments that promote student learning and achievement.