METHODS OF EFFECTIVE EVAL

Catalog description

A study of formative, placement, diagnostic and summative evaluation. Emphasis is on the development, administration, interpretation and utilization of informal, teacher-made evaluation measures, to include paper-pencil and observation instruments. These measures may be norm-referenced, criterion referenced or learner referenced. Additionally, students learn to read and interpret formal assessment data produced by either parametric or nonparametric statistics. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; and admission to the Teacher Certification Program or full MAT or M.Ed status.