This course addresses the purposes, methods, creation, and uses of assessments in a variety of learning contexts (e.g., classrooms, informal learning settings, workplace settings). The course will examine multiple assessment practices (e.g., testing, performance based, self-assessment, work based assessment). The course will also provide an introduction to the psychometrics of assessment.
Outcomes: Candidates will be able to describe and explain the purposes, theories, and components of various assessment practices; Develop a variety of assessment practices to evaluate learning outcomes across different learning contexts; describe and explain the foundational aspects of psychometrics as it relates to assessment.
Outcomes: Candidates will be able to describe and explain the purposes, theories, and components of various assessment practices; Develop a variety of assessment practices to evaluate learning outcomes across different learning contexts; describe and explain the foundational aspects of psychometrics as it relates to assessment.