EDD 8869 Assessment and Data Analysis

Students will learn to design valid and reliable selected response, essay, and performance assessments and rubrics for both summative and formative purposes. Data from those types of assessments as well as standardized tests will become the basis for analysis of student learning, with the aim of modifying instruction and improving student achievement.

Registration Name

Assessment and Data Analysis

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

Athens: Fall

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Explore theoretical issues and current research on formative and summative assessment and their implications for educational assessment. 
2. Analyze assessments for validity and reliability. 
3. Create valid, reliable, effective, efficient assessments (selected response, essay, performance assessments, and rubrics) that are aligned with state standards and with planned instruction. 
4. Create valid and reliable formative and summative assessments to assess higher-level thinking. 
5. Analyze data from formative and summative classroom assessments to determine the appropriate course of action for instruction for diverse students’ differentiated needs. 
6. Analyze data from standardized test data to identify longitudinal trends and achievement gaps and to establish goals for improvement.