EDUC 651Tests and Measurements
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		EDUC 651 Marietta College TESTS and MEASUREMENTS William (Bill) Bauer, Ph.D., CRC bauerm@marietta.edu 376-4768 Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. Erwin 201 Required Textbooks: Measurement and Assessment in Teaching by Linn and Gronlund (May purchase at the bookstore) APA (Fifth Edition) Aug. 27th Introduction and Assignments Sept. 3rd The Role of Measurement in Teaching 29-49 Instructional Goals and Objectives 51-72 Sept. 10th Validity 73-105 Sept. 17th Reliability 107-137 Sept. 24th First Exam Oct. 1st Planning Classroom Tests and Assessments 139-168 Constructing Test Items 169-215 Oct. 8th No Class (Break) Oct. 15th Measuring Complex Achievement 217-258 Oct. 22nd Performance Based Assessments Assessment Procedures 289-345 Oct. 29th Assembling, Administering and Appraising 345-376 Nov. 5th Achievement Tests 405-428 Nov. 12th Aptitude Tests 429-451 Nov. 19th Test Selection, Administration, and Use 453-473 Nov. 26th Test Interpretation and Norms 475-505 Dec. 3rd Final Class ( Final Exam) Written Assignment Due Presentation Completed Assessment or Test Due For any audio-visuals that you need for your presentations please see Linda Gorman to make sure it is set up for you. Please let her know at least a week in advance 376-4794. Requirements: All graduate courses require students to submit a written paper on a subject in assessment. It must be at least 15 pages in length and written in APA style. Please use the services of The Writing Center if you need assistance in writing your paper (This is what they are there for!) Call Dr. Catalano for assistance 376-4636. Give an assessment or test to an individual and report the results to the class. Use a one page handout to distribute the results. Be clear on what you are trying to test and what type of test it is. Group assignment will be to instruct the class on one aspect of testing. You can be creative!! However you must utilize Powerpoint in your presentation to the class. You may be videotaped to allow undergraduates see what you are demonstrating. Grades will be determined by the following: Group project: 20% Paper: 20% Exam 1: 15% Exam 2: 25% Give an assessment to a student and report outcome to class. Please make sure you maintain confidentiality. 10% Attendance and participation 10% * Attendance and participation is very important in each of these sessions. Missing a class and/or non participation will adversely affect your grade. *All students MUST take the MAT within the first 6 graduate hours of coursework. See Linda Gorman for Details.
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