EDUC 405 - Evaluation, Assessment, Data, and Student Learning

(1 unit)

This class prepares teacher candidates to use assessment to improve student learning. The focus is on understanding summative and formative assessment, implementing technology to manage data, analyzing assessment results, and developing classroom assessment tools.(Formerly SNU: EDUC 405/605)

Maximum units a student may earn: 1

Prerequisite(s): formerly Sierra Nevada University Teacher Education student.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 1
Offered: Other

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. design formative assessments that match learning objectives with assessment formats to engage learners in demonstrating knowledge and skills.
2. work independently and collaboratively to examine tests and other performance data to understand students’ progress and to guide planning.
3. engage students in understanding and identifying quality work and provides them with effective descriptive feedback to guide their progress toward that work.
4. model and structure processes that guide students in examining their own thinking and learning as well as the performance of others.
5. effectively use multiple and appropriate types of assessment data to identify student learning needs and to develop differentiated learning experiences.
6. prepare all students for the demands of particular assessment formats and appropriately modifies assessments or testing conditions for English language learners, students with disabilities, and students who are above grade level.
7. continually seek innovative ways to employ technology to support assessment practice both to engage students more fully and to assess and address student needs.

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