Unit name | Educational Assessment and Evaluation |
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Unit code | EDUCD0009 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | D/8 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Professor. Yu |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The unit looks at contemporary issues in theory, policy and practice of educational assessment internationally. Research on assessment in schools, higher education and vocational settings will be included in the course. Educational standards and the relationship between assessment and learning will be key themes.
Aims:
By the end of the unit participants should be able to:
The unit is designed to be student-focused with an emphasis on active and experiential learning. Students will be encouraged and supported to reflect on and discuss theoretical concepts in a variety of ways including paired and small group discussion, experiential work, case studies and student led presentations. Such teaching and learning approaches provide the maximum opportunity to share experiences and to consider the relevance and appropriateness of concepts that are mainly Western in origin in participants own cultural context.
There will be a single assignment of 4,000 words. Assignments can be of two kinds: 1. A professionally-oriented case analysis. Cases will focus upon an assessment issue from your own experience, but will be analysed with reference to the theoretical concepts introduced in the course. Reference to the research literature surrounding the issue will be needed to critically analyse the problems. OR 2. A research proposal for an empirical study addressing a current theoretical or curricular issue in educational assessment and evaluation, including a focussed literature review, research questions and procedures for data collection and data analysis. Topics should be specific and considered in depth. Your assignment should focus upon a particular theme of this Unit, but it may draw upon material from more than one theme, as appropriate. It is expected that you will generate the title of your assignment and negotiate with the course tutor to ensure the focus of your assignment is appropriate.