EDU 517 : Educational Assessment: Learners, Curricula, and Programs

EDU 517 offers a review of types, purposes, procedures, uses, and limitations of assessment strategies. Students are introduced to emerging trends in assessment, various assessment techniques and models, and how the assessment process is used to evaluate individuals, curricula, and programs. Students consider how to determine appropriate assessment tools for different educational contexts, and how to recognize the implications of these assessment decisions for social justice and social change. Students gain not only the assessment competencies they will need as educational leaders but the communicative skills to convey the results of assessments to their communities, helping build support for schools and for initiatives that educators wish to carry out.