EDUC 2970 - Assessment for Instruction

3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every semester.

This course provides elementary school education majors with knowledge to understand and use formal and informal assessment strategies to plan, evaluate and strengthen instruction that will promote continuous intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students in today’s schools. The course emphasizes the relationship between research and practice. It also provides a theoretical and practical basis for choosing and using the wide range of tests and measurements including observation. A pre-practicum of 15 hours is required if course not taken in conjunction with EDUC 3740. This course is also taken in conjunction with EDUC 3300 and SPED 3720. Required for Elementary Education Majors.

Prerequisite(s): Successful passage of Stage I Education Unit Review.