Special Topics in Assessment and Evaluation

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Measuring educational constructs: basic concepts.
    Purposes for educational assessment.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Quality of assessment results: validity, reliability, and utility.
    Types of assessment tools.
    A process model for designing, selecting, and validating assessment tools.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Specifying the construct domain.
    Designing or selecting written structured-response assessment tools in user path 1.
    Designing or selecting performance assessment tools in user path 1.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Designing or selecting affective, social-emotional, personality, and behavioral assessments in user paths 2-6.
    Analyzing data from assessments.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Quantitative item analysis.
    Quantitative evaluation of validity and reliability.
    Selecting and using standardized assessment tools.