Faculty-promoted Courses: Fall 2008
EDUC 547-001 Equity and Social Justice in Education - Race, Gender, National
Origin, and Language Minority Issues In Schools - Elizabeth Mimms
EDUC 865-001 - Assessment and Measurement -
Larry Gruppen
Fall 2008
EDUC 547-001 Equity and Social Justice in Education - Race, Gender, National
Origin, and Language Minority Issues In Schools - Elizabeth Mimms
3 Credits - Mondays, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
This course focuses on promising practices for promoting equity for
gender, racial,national origin, and language minority groups in
public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. Specifically,
it addresses unequal privilege in education, gender equity in the
classroom, the mathematics achievement gap, disproportionate student
discipline, over representation in special education, and the
education of students from under-served racial, national origin, and
language minority groups. Students examine relevant data from
selected districts or schools as they study these issues.
EDUC 865-001 - Assessment and Measurement -
Larry Gruppen
3 credits -
Thursdays, 4-7 pm, 2340 SEB
This term (Fall 2008) we will offer a course on the philosophy, theory, methods, and practice of educational outcomes assessment and student evaluation (ED 865-001) We will examine and apply a range of assessment and evaluation methods that target learner knowledge and understanding; attitudes, beliefs, and preferences; and skills and performance (Note: this is NOT a course on program evaluation). This course is designed for masters or doctoral level students and has the primary goal of providing students with assessment and evaluation tools that will be relevant to and useful in their future careers and practices.
Specific topics addressed in the course will include: educational theories related to learning and assessment, connections between intended learning outcomes and assessment, reliability and validity, technical underpinnings of high quality assessment, constructing assessment instruments, standard setting and grading, and cultural and ethical issues in assessment.
Several content experts will present in this course, which will consist at least 50% small group, hands-on activities. We will examine assessment and evaluation through the entire spectrum of education: K-12, higher-education, professions education, and continuing education.
If you have questions about this course, please email me.
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