TIP 507 - Formal and Informal Assessment & Evaluation

3.00 credits.

This is a course designed to build the skills necessary to integrate classroom assessment into instructional planning to improve student learning. The course discusses methods for planning assessments that are integrated with instruction, crafting assessment tools, creating scoring rubrics, grading, and evaluating students, assessing higher-order thinking, interpreting state-mandated and other standardized test scores, and aligning assessment with state standards. The course also explores attributes of assessment practices such as reliability and validity.