Ed5005 Educational and
psychological measurement and evaluation. Allyn and Bacon Modalities and
Alternatives in the Evaluation of Learning
The fundamentals of the
evaluation of learning are studied from the perspective of both evaluation through
written exams as well as through performance. Concepts of measurement and evaluation,
as well as the development of both traditional and alternative evaluation instruments
(taking into consideration both validity and reliability) are studied. The learning
activities in this course will be applied to the context of participants.
Objectives:
- Become familiar with
the essential concepts and characteristics of evaluation based on written
exams and evaluation based on performance.
- Develop abilities to
design and implement instruments that evaluate learning from both traditional
and performace-based perspectives.
- Apply knowledge of this
field to the work setting in which participants find themselves.
Content:
Basic purposes of evaluation
- Uses and Conceptual
Distinctions
- Definition of evaluation
- Purposes and use of evaluation
- Basic distinctions: diagnosis,
summative and formative evaluation
The framework of evaluation
of learning
- Emotional aspects of
evaluation
- Relationship between
motivation and evaluation
- Ethics in evaluation
Evaluation based on written
tests
- Concepts
- Measurement and Evaluation
(Reliability, Validity)
- Design of measurement
instruments and planning of written tests
Development of Instruments
- Types of exams
- Essay versus correct
answer
- Complementation and selection
- True and False
- Multiple choice
- Association
- Teacher made exams (placement,
formative, diagnostic and summative)
- Adaptive evaluation using
the computer
Performace Based Assessment
- Concepts
- Characteristics
- Alternatives to exams
- Relating evaluation and
learning
Development of Instruments
- Journals
- Portfolios
- -Evaluation checklists
- Rubrics
- Benchmarks
Decision Making
- Strategies to assure
quality, validity and reliability
- Reliability: Stability
of performance
- Evidence of validity
Balance and Integration
of both perspectives of evaluation
- Procedures to evaluate
according to the learning objectives and content organization
- Reflection on the part
of the professor in terms of procedures and results of evaluation
Suggested Bibliography:
- Educators in Connecticut´s
Pomperaug Regional School District 15 (1996). Performance based learning and
assessment. ASCD
- Joan L. Herman, Pamela
R. Aschbacher and Lynn Winters (1993) A Practical guide to alternative assessment.
Alexandria VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Jo D. Gallager (1993).
Classroom assessment for teachers. New Jersey: Merril.
- Hopkins, K. D. (1997).
Educational and psychological measurement and evaluation. Allyn and Bacon
Profile of the professor:
Doctor in education, pedagogy
o educational psychology, with a specialty in evaluation of learning. Educational
experience in evaluation, both traditional and alternative, is recommended.