EDCT 5864 - Performance Assessment Strategies

Delivery Options Online

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of performance assessment. It examines classroom-based assessment tasks, including visual representations, tasks using writing, oral presentations, and challenging projects and performances. Various methods of assessment are reviewed, analyzing how they inform the teaching/learning experience. Numerous examples of student projects are analyzed, along with a series of effective assessment tools. Students have the opportunity to make connections to their own practice, reflecting on how and where performance assessment could enhance their own teaching.

Learner Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Review various levels of assessment, including formative and summative, entry-level and progress monitoring.
Examine, discuss, and implement various methods of performance assessment, understanding that the process should enhance and reinforce the learning experience.
Design, implement, and adapt assessment tools and methods which allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the content being covered, integrating technology as it enhances the process.
Assess their practice through written and verbal reflection.

Testimonials

'I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It met my needs perfectly, and I am coming away with new understanding and enthusiasm for using what I’ve learned with my students.' --Paragon Student from California

'Practical and enlightening, this course has given me clarity I did not have before, and I am grateful to Dr. Janzen for her leadership!' --Paragon Student from California

'Lots of great ideas you can use right away.' --Paragon Student from Pennsylvania

'The course does what it promises. I recommend teachers take the course if they arenot sure what to do other than a paper and pencil test.' --Paragon Student from New Jersey

Enroll Now - Select a section to enroll in

EDCT 5864 - 152

This is a self-paced section

Online

Available

Performance Assessment Strategies

self-paced

Start Now, you have 365 days to complete this course once enrolled.

Online

Tuition credit (3 units)

$395.00

3 Quarter Credits

Reading List / Textbook

Must Be Purchased Separately:

Lewin, Larry & Betty Jean Shoemaker (2011) Great Performances: Creating Classroom Based Assessment Tasks. (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development. ISBN: 978-1-4166-1177-6

Section Notes

This course is offered in collaboration with Paragon Coaching.

Course is self-paced. Completion time: up to one year from date of enrollment.

Refund Policy: Withdrawals submitted online through SPU within 7 days of enrollment will receive a 95% refund. Withdrawals received after that point will not receive a refund and no withdrawals will be accepted after the completion deadline for the course. Instructions on how to withdraw are located on our website under Students/Withdrawal and Refund Policies.