Principles and Practices of Assessment and Program Evaluation

Catalog description

This course examines instructional leadership as it affects curriculum development, implementation, evaluation, and assessment. Students examine leadership, assessment, and evaluation principles that are present in their own professional lives and that are debated and supported in the research literature. Students examine and analyze essential curricular concepts, testing/assessment programs, program evaluation models, and the impact of large-scale assessment programs with the intent to apply effective leadership content to the role of a Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in an educational setting. Students critically read, analyze, and evaluate selected curricula and curricular trends (Pk-Adult) from a number of perspectives, and develop skills to write/implement/evaluate curriculum effectively.Open to EdD students only.