Course outline

Course Outline

Dates	Topic	Reading	Assignment Due
January 15	Intro. To Course & Syllabus Guiding Principles of Classroom Assessment	Chapters1-4	Handouts
January 22 & 29	Large-scale and Teacher-made assessments Benefits of Clear and Appropriate Targets. Matching Assessment Methods and Achievement Targets Road Blocks to Sound Assessments	Chapters 1-4	Handouts
February 5	Classroom Assessment Basic Knowledge	Chapters 1 - 4	Quiz over Part One
Feb. 5, 12, & 19	Steps in Classroom Test Development for the Selected Response Assessment project	Chapter 5	Handouts
Feb. 26	The most difficult project for candidates.	Chapter 5	Selected Response Test Project
Feb. 26, March 5, & 12	Design Decisions in the Performance Assessment Development project	Chapter 7	Handouts
March 26	The most interesting EECE 388 project	Chapter 7	Performance Assessment Project
March 26, April 2, & 9	Development of Essay assessment project	Chapter 6	Handouts
April 16	The most avoided assessment tool	Chapter 6	Essay Assessment Project
April 16, 23, & 30	Steps in the development of the Personal Grading Philosophy	Chapter 13	Handouts
May 7	The most important project		Personal Grading Plan

* This is intended to be a road map. Dates and assignments could change by mutual agreement.