EDEM614-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

Assessment for Learning

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

This course seeks to promote the understanding and use of assessment for improving learning. Recognising the diversity of learners and education sectors, topics covered will include discussion of and experience with socio-cultural theories of assessment; narrative assessment approaches; national exemplars in special education, early childhood, primary and secondary settings; assessment and reporting against national standards in literacy and numeracy; and national assessment tools. There will be an opportunity for class members to pursue an assessment topic of their own interest. The course will adopt formative assessment practices to facilitate the learning interests of class members.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of this course successful students will be able to:

  • Analyse a range of current debates in educational assessment.
  • Appraise national assessment resources, policies and practices.
  • Independently research and report on an assessment topic.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of School

Timetable Note

This course is open to distance and campus students. A blended delivery lecture (both on campus and through Adobe Connect) will take place on Thursday nights from 17:00 to 19:00. Distance students can participate online in the lecture. Recordings of the lecture can be accessed through Adobe Connect.

Course Coordinator

Annette Guerin

Lecturer

Lia de Vocht van Alphen

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Annotated Bibliography 14 Aug 2017 40% Assessment topic of interest
Research Report 24 Oct 2017 60% Class presentation and report

Textbooks / Resources

Course text:
Klenowski, V & Wyatt-Smith, C (2013) Assessment for education : standards, judgement and moderation (http://ipac.canterbury.ac.nz/ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=BIB&term=2063062)
 
Recommended text:
McLachlan, C., Edwards, S., Margrain, V., & McLean, K (2013). Children’s learning and development. Contemporary assessment in the early years
(http://ipac.canterbury.ac.nz/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=14660F2CC3857.73116&profile=a&source=~!culib&uri=full=3100001~!1954415~!0&ri=1&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=children%27s+learning+and+development+contemporary+assessment+in+the+early+years&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=1)

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,780.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Educational Studies and Leadership .

All EDEM614 Occurrences

  • EDEM614-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017
  • EDEM614-17S2 (D) Semester Two 2017 (Distance)
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