This Course will provide student teachers with foundational skills in testing and measurement to allow them to plan, construct and administer “good tests” in the context of their classrooms. The main concerns of the Course are essential to the teachers’ toolkit and will enable them to effectively assess how well teaching and learning is taking place in their classrooms. To account for the changes in the field of testing and measurement the Course includes a brief discussion of some contemporary trends in testing and evaluation such as accountability and standards, and what these mean for the classroom teacher. The differences between teacher-made classroom tests and high-stakes standardized tests will also be highlighted, preparing teachers to understand better how to use and interpret the results of standardized tests. In this regard, the Course also includes a Statistical component to help them understand how to evaluate, interpret and report on students’ scores.
- Lecturer: Clavia Williams-Mcbean