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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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EDUCATION 325-3 ?
TESTING IN SCHOOLS
Summer Session, 1991
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Instructor: ?
John Woudzia
(July 2 - August 9)
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Office: ?
TBA
Tuesdays & Thursdays
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Phone: ?
291-3395 (messages)
8:30-11:20 a.m.
Location: MPX 7500F
PREREQUISITE:
Educ 220 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION
With the introduction of the Year 2000 curriculum in all B.C. schools, the practice of evaluation
of student learning has become highly multifaceted. The key principles of evaluation as
outlined in the Year 2000 document include: a) Observation of Process, b) Observation of
Product, C)
Use of Contextually Grounded Measures, and d) Use of Decontextualized
Measures. The purpose of this course is to provide students with the information and
knowledge to plan and develop effective procedures for evaluating student learning.
Attention will be paid to all four areas of evaluation, although issues relating to the uses and
misuses of contextualized (e.g., unit tests) and decontextualized measures (e.g., grade—wide
tests) will be the predominant focus.
TOPICS
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Designing Instructional Objectives
- Designing Tasks and Situations to Measure Student Achievement
- Principles of Measurement Science: Scaling, Item Analysis, Reliability, Validity
- Interpreting and Using Results from Norm—Referenced and Criterion—Referenced Tests
- Published Tests (e.g., Intelligence, Aptitude, Achievement, Interest, Personality)
- Issues: Test Bias, Accountability, Evaluating Educational Programs, Provincial
Assessments
EVALUATION
Quizzes (2, 20% each)
Each quiz will pose 5-10 short—answer (1-5 sentences) items that test facts and principles
from lectures and the textbook.
Project (60%)
For a curriculum unit of your choice, you will design a complete evaluation plan. If you are
currently a classroom teacher or a P.D.P. student, you may use a unit that you have already
designed and/or taught if you wish, or you may develop an evaluation plan for an entirely new
unit. Specific guidelines for this assignment will be distributed the first day of class.
TEXT
Salvia, J., & Hughes, C. (1990).
Curriculum—Based Assessment: Testing What Is Taught.
MacMillan.