Assessing Mathematics Learning

This course seeks to develop in the students an understanding and an appreciation of the roles and purposes of assessment, the types of assessment, and the need to align assessment to classroom practices and curriculum. This course provides opportunities for participants to write items to assess students' learning of mathematical ideas and their attitude towards the subject, and to collect and analyse data on students' performances on some of those items. Thus, much time will be spent on the practical aspects of the course.