Educational Assessment:
Assessing Student
Learning in the Classroom
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Dr. Karen Lea |
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509-891-7219 |
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8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST Monday - Friday |
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Virtual Education Software |
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23403 E Mission Avenue, Suite 220F |
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Liberty Lake, WA 99019 |
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Introduction
Welcome to Educational Assessment: Assessing Student Learning in the Classroom!
Curriculum, instruction, and assessment work together to support student
learning. Students are provided with opportunities to learn the skills,
concepts, and work-study practices necessary to be successful in classrooms.
Assessments measure student progress toward the standards, help teachers identify
each student's instructional needs, and inform parents about what and how their
child is learning. The assessments also help to gauge how well schools are
supporting the achievement of all students.
However, no matter how many assessments
there are, without educators able to use assessments, those assessments are
worthless. As educators, we must know how to conduct the assessment, interpret
the data, and develop priorities for action. We also must take
into account data from other sources, notably the
parents and psychologists. We then have to put
all this information into some organized format and make the information clear
to colleagues and parents.
To do this, we have to bring our skills and knowledge about the subject
matter into play while answering these questions:
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What is the prerequisite
knowledge for this area of the curriculum?
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How important is the particular area?
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Would having a “less than
very high” level of competence in one area predispose
the child to failure in other areas?
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How much time should be
spent on a particular topic?
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Should we consider an
alternative area?
This computer-based instruction course
is a self-supporting program that provides instruction, structured practice,
and evaluation all on your home or school computer. Technical support
information can be found in the Help section of your course.
Course Materials (Online)
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Educational Assessment:
Assessing Student Learning in the Classroom |
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Virtual Education Software, inc. 2005, Revised
2010, Revised 2013, Revised 2016, Revised 2019, Revised 2022 |
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Instructor: |
Dr.
Karen Lea |
Academic Integrity Statement
The structure and format of most
distance-learning courses presume a high level of personal and academic
integrity in completion and submission of coursework. Individuals enrolled in a
distance-learning course are expected to adhere to the following standards of
academic conduct.
Academic Work
Academic work submitted
by the individual (such as papers, assignments, reports, tests) shall be the
student’s own work or appropriately attributed, in part or in whole, to its
correct source. Submission of commercially prepared (or group prepared)
materials as if they are one’s own work is unacceptable.
Aiding Honesty in Others
The individual will encourage honesty
in others by refraining from providing materials or information to another
person with knowledge that these materials or information will be used
improperly.
Violations of these
academic standards will result in the assignment of a failing grade and
subsequent loss of credit for the course.
Expected Learning Outcomes
Assessment of learning is a complex process and it is important to be clear about the purpose of
the assessment. At the conclusion of this course students will be able to:
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Articulate the purpose
and types of educational assessments
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Create high quality
assessments for the classroom
Course Description
This course will cover many areas and
topics on educational assessment. The following is an outline of the topics
that will be discussed in each chapter of the course.
Chapter 1: Overview
Course Overview
History of education assessment
What is educational assessment
Discrepancy gap
Effective assessments
Validity/Reliability/Accuracy
Common Core and assessments
ELL and Special Needs Students
Chapter 2: Formative vs. Summative
Summative assessments
Formative assessments
Chapter 3: Types of Formative Assessments
Performance-based
Portfolios
Rubrics
Checklists
Learning centers
Other types
Chapter 4: Feedback & Writing Questions
Multiple Choice
True/False
Essay
Short Answer
Feedback
Student Expectations
As
a student you will be expected to:
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Complete all four information sections showing a
competent understanding of the material presented in each section.
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Complete all four section examinations, showing a
competent understanding of the material presented. You must obtain an overall
score of 70% or higher, with no
individual exam score below 50%, and
successfully complete ALL writing assignments to pass this course. *Please note: Minimum
exam score requirements may vary by college or university; therefore, you
should refer to your course addendum to determine what your minimum exam score
requirements are.
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Complete a review of any
section on which your examination score was below 50%.
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Retake any examination,
after completing an information review, to increase that examination score to a
minimum of 50%, making sure to also be achieving an overall exam score of a
minimum 70% (maximum of three attempts). *Please note: Minimum
exam score requirements may vary by college or university; therefore, you
should refer to your course addendum to determine what your minimum exam score
requirements are.
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Complete all course
journal article and essay writing assignments with the minimum word count shown
for each writing assignment.
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Complete a course
evaluation form at the end of the course.
Examinations
At the end of each section, you will be
expected to complete an examination designed to assess your knowledge. You may
take these exams a total of three times. Your last score will save, not the
highest score. After your third attempt, each examination will lock and not allow further access. The average from your exam scores will be printed on your certificate. However,
this is not your final grade since your required writing assignments have not
been reviewed. Exceptionally written or poorly written required writing
assignments, or violation of the academic integrity policy in the course
syllabus, will affect your grade. As this is a self-paced computerized
instruction program, you may review course information as often as necessary.
You will not be able to exit any examinations until you have answered all questions. If you try to exit the exam section before you
complete all questions, your information will be lost. You are expected to
complete the entire exam in one sitting.
Writing Assignments
All assignments are reviewed and may impact
your final grade. Exceptionally or poorly
written assignments, or violation of the Academic Integrity Policy (see course
syllabus for policy), will affect your grade. Fifty percent of your grade is
determined by your writing assignments, and your overall exam score determines
the other fifty percent. Refer to the Essay Grading Guidelines, which were sent as an attachment with your
original course link. You should also
refer to the Course Syllabus Addendum, which was sent as an attachment with
your original course link, to determine if you have any writing assignments in
addition to the Critical Thinking Questions (CTQ) and Journal Article
Summations (JAS). If you do, the Essay Grading Guidelines will also apply.
Your writing assignments must meet the
minimum word count and are not to include the question or your final citations
as part of your word count. In other words, the question and citations are not
to be used as a means to meet the minimum word count.
Critical Thinking
Questions
There are four CTQs that
you are required to complete. You will need to write a minimum of 500 words
(maximum 1,000) per essay. You should explain how the information that you
gained from the course will be applied and clearly convey a strong
understanding of the course content as it relates to each CTQ. To view the
questions, click on REQUIRED ESSAY and choose the CTQ that you are ready to
complete; this will bring up a screen where you may enter your essay. Prior to
course submission, you may go back at any point to edit your essay, but you must
be certain to click SAVE once you are done with your edits.
You must click SAVE
before you write another essay or move on to another part of the course.
Journal Article
Summations
You are required to
write, in your own words, a summary on a total of three peer-reviewed or
scholarly journal articles (one article per JAS), written by an author with a
Ph.D., Ed.D. or similar, on the topic outlined within each JAS section in the
“Required Essays” portion of the course (blogs, abstracts, news articles, or
similar are not acceptable). Your article choice must relate specifically to
the discussion topic listed in each individual JAS. You will choose a total of
three relevant articles (one article per JAS) and write a thorough summary of
the information presented in each article (you must write a minimum of 200
words with a 400 word maximum per JAS). Be sure to
provide the URL or the journal name, volume, date, and any other critical
information to allow the facilitator to access and review each article.
To write your summary,
click on REQUIRED ESSAYS and choose the JAS that you would like to complete. A
writing program will automatically launch where you can write your summary. When
you are ready to stop, click SAVE.
Prior to course submission you may go back at any point to edit your summaries but you must be certain to click SAVE once you are
done with your edits. For more information on the features of this assignment,
please consult the HELP menu.
You must click SAVE
before you write another summary or move on to another part of the course.
Instructor Description
Karen Lea holds a Ph.D. in education.
Dr. Lea has fifteen years of experience teaching at the K–12 level and another
fourteen years’ experience teaching education courses at the undergraduate and
post-graduate levels. Those fourteen years in higher education included six
years as a dean at a university and seven additional years in charge of assessment
and accreditation at a university. Currently, she is a lead program development
owner at Western Governors University. Dr. Lea has been professionally
published more than fifteen times and has served on over a dozen panels and
boards, including serving on the NCATE (CAEP) Board of Examiners.
Contacting the Instructor
You may contact the instructor by
emailing karen_lea@virtualeduc.com or by calling 509-891-7219, Monday through Friday, 8:00
a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PST. Phone messages will be answered within 24 hours. Phone
conferences will be limited to ten minutes per student, per day, given that
this is a self-paced instructional program. Please do not contact the
instructor about technical problems, course glitches, or other issues that
involve the operation of the course.
Technical Questions
If you have questions or problems related to the operation
of this course, please try everything twice. If the problem persists please
check our support pages for FAQs and known issues at www.virtualeduc.com and also the Help section of your
course.
If you need personal assistance
then email support@virtualeduc.com or call 509-891-7219. When contacting technical support,
please know your course version number (it is located at the bottom left side
of the Welcome Screen) and your operating system, and
be seated in front of the computer at the time of your call.
Minimum Computer Requirements
Please refer to VESi’s website: www.virtualeduc.com or contact VESi if you
have further questions about the compatibility of your operating system.
Refer to the addendum
regarding Grading Criteria, Course Completion Information, Items to be
Submitted, and how to submit your completed information. The addendum will also
note any additional course assignments that you may be required to complete
that are not listed in this syllabus.
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