EDF8214

Assessment, evaluation and the curriculum

(EDU)

Not offered in 2001

Associate Professor G L Rowley, Dr P L Gardner and Professor R F Gunstone

12 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis: Introduction to a variety of modes of assessment, their practical implementation and their theoretical underpinnings. The data that each mode of assessment yields, the uses that can be made of the data and the qualities that these uses demand of the assessment instruments. Principles underlying educational measurement and models of the evaluation of educational programs.

Assessment: Two major papers (4000 words each): 50% each