TCHR 493 - Instructional Design and Educational Assessment

Prerequisite, admission to the MA in Curriculum and Instruction program. This course introduces teacher candidates to relevant research and applicable theories that pertain to instruction and assessment. Candidates will develop a more complete understanding of curriculum design, as it relates to content knowledge acquisition and student developmental needs. Instructional design and assessment development and application will focus on the application of principles of Universal Design for Learning. This course also introduces candidates to research and practices in educational assessment, including reliability, validity, bias, and fairness. Other topics include summative and formative assessment, testing and standards, student and teacher assessment, and use of assessment results in developing present levels of performance and IEP goals for students with disabilities. Group variations in test performance, and the educational and political uses of achievement tests, will be critically examined. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits