| Unit name | Educational Assessment and Evaluation |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EDUCD0009 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | D/8 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Yu |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | School of Education |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The unit looks at contemporary issues in theory, policy and practice of educational assessment internationally. Research on assessment in schools, higher education and vocational settings will be included in the course. Educational standards and the relationship between assessment and learning will be key themes.
Aims:
By the end of the unit participants should be able to:
The unit is designed to be student-focused with an emphasis on active and experiential learning. Students will be encouraged and supported to reflect on and discuss theoretical concepts in a variety of ways including paired and small group discussion, experiential work, case studies and student led presentations. Such teaching and learning approaches provide the maximum opportunity to share experiences and to consider the relevance and appropriateness of concepts that are mainly Western in origin in participants own cultural context.
There will be a single assignment of 4,000 words. Assignments can be of two kinds: 1. A professionally-oriented case analysis. Cases will focus upon an assessment issue from your own experience, but will be analysed with reference to the theoretical concepts introduced in the course. Reference to the research literature surrounding the issue will be needed to critically analyse the problems. OR 2. A research proposal for an empirical study addressing a current theoretical or curricular issue in educational assessment and evaluation, including a focussed literature review, research questions and procedures for data collection and data analysis. Topics should be specific and considered in depth. Your assignment should focus upon a particular theme of this Unit, but it may draw upon material from more than one theme, as appropriate. It is expected that you will generate the title of your assignment and negotiate with the course tutor to ensure the focus of your assignment is appropriate.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. EDUCD0009).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
