The following outline is the anticipated course of study for this semester. This outline should be considered tentative as it is subject to change based on the progression of the course and student comprehension.

Unit One

Introduction to Educational Assessment: (Chapter 1)
Definitions
Purpose

Writing Course Objectives: (Chapter 2)
Learning Goals & Targets
General & Specific Objectives
Taxonomies

Assessment Reliability & Validity: (Chapters 3, 4)
Validity
Reliability

Ethical Issues: (Chapter 5)
Teacher & Student Responsibilities
Students' Rights
Test Bias

Unit Two

Constructing Assessments & Items: (Chapters 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Constructed-Response Format
True-False Format
Multiple-Choice Format
Essay Format
Alternative Formats

Unit Three

Using Assessments: (Chapters 14, 15)
Test Wise Students
Item Analyses
Grading Student Progress

Standardized Testing : (Chapter 16)
Types of Standardized Tests
Using Standardized Test Results

Norm-Referenced Testing: (Chapter 17)
Norms
Normal Distributions
Grade-Equivalent Scores

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