2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

EDUC 316 Assessment and Evaluation

A study of methods, procedures, strategies, materials, modifications and current trends and research in the assessment and evaluation of student learning.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Admission to teacher education; EDUC 201

Corequisite

EDUC 313

Offered

Fall, Spring

Outcomes

  1. Understand how to plan assessments that are valid, reliable, and free from bias
  2. Understand, construct, and implement formative assessments
  3. Understand and construct summative assessments
  4. Understand and construct different forms of informal assessments
  5. Understand and construct formal assessments
  6. Understand and construct performance assessments
  7. Understand diversity and gender differences when planning assessment
  8. Understand the relationship between assessments and final grades
  9. Understand the development and use of standardized assessments
  10. Understand the use of assessment for at-risk students and students with special needs