501 Syllabus Spring 2011 Sammy Elzarka - UNIVERSITY OF LA...

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: [phone] 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.