Ed Evl/Assmt ECldhd-Adol&Dsabl

Catalog description

Study of testing concepts and the application of assessment to the classroom setting. The focus is on relating assessment principles to standards-based instruction, identifying appropriate performance standards, effectively communicating these standards, and providing appropriate feedback to students. Included are planning of summative assessments, the construction and use of multiple choice, true-false, and essay type items, performance assessments and portfolios, student observation techniques and ratings scales, and the use and interpretation of standardized test data.