UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
COURSE SYLLABUS
EDUC 501 Educational Assessment
3 SEMESTER UNITS (GRADUATE CREDIT ONLY)
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
Spring 2011
February 1 – May 25
Tuesday 7:00 pm – 9:20 pm
Professor:
Sammy Elzarka
Office:
University of La Verne, Barkley Building, Room 101 (second floor)
Phone:
(626) 201-7167
mobile
Email:
[email protected]
Course Description:
This course presents basic principles of assessment as it relates
to student educational accomplishment (qualitative and quantitative), and construction
and evaluation of educational and psychological tests.
It also provides hands-on
experience in the use of selected well-known measurement instruments in education.
Course Outcomes
Students will:
1.
Identify the contributions of major theorists in assessment, tests, and
measurements.
2.
Understand the applications and limitations of different types of educational and
psychological assessment instruments, both
quantitative
and
qualitative
.
3.
Prepare
criterion-referenced
test items, which distinguish between different
levels of the cognitive domain.
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4.
Understand and use educational and psychological statistical terms and
psychometric concepts, including
validity
,
reliability
,
correlations
and
variables
; and be able to calculate basic “descriptive” statistics and appropriately
use them to solve problems.

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- Spring '11
- Elzarka
- Educational Psychology, LA VERNE, University of La Verne
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