Educational assessment and evaluation

The educational model at UoPeople places a great emphasis on examinations. Does your culture or country have the same emphasis? Yes, in the United States schools depend a great deal on testing. There are several types of tests that are used for evaluation purposes, including but not limited to yearly standardized tests (In high school and below) such as the California Achievement Test that determines if a student advanced in academic growth during the school year. Other tests that are taken…

Evaluation is an important procedure for any program that is seeking to improve or assess its program strategies. The evaluation of family engagement practices can help build up and expand program’s connection with families. However, there is no one best way to evaluate family engagement. Programs should choose an evaluations process that will assist them in answering their most demanding questions. The proposed family engagement strategies and activities look great on paper; however, dilemmas,…

learning and growth in their classroom. The SLOs are discussed in a face to face meeting between the teacher and administrator at the start of the school year. The use of student achievement data is an important aspect of the SLOs development and evaluation. When a gap in student achievement is discovered in data, the teacher and/or administrator may uses it as the baseline for a time bound and measurable SLOs. The teacher then collects data relative to the SLOs at intervals throughout the…

As Ms. Kaysen has her graduated high school and her previous educational history unknown, it is difficult to determine eligibility. It does not appear her disability impacted her education, as such a 504 plan may be more appropriate. Although Ms. Kaysen has completed high school, an educational assessment may provide information that could be useful in an evaluation for accommodations in a post secondary setting. If a disability category was required, a serious emotional disability (SED) is the…

Assessment is an integral and essential part of the teaching and learning cycle. Assessment of students is one of the most important responsibilities of teachers, because the quality of teaching in classroom is closely associated with the quality of the applied assessment. Educational assessment is the process of collecting information for making decisions about students, curricula, programs and educational policy (Nitko & Brookhart, 2007). Hence it becomes necessary for a student –teacher to be…

taught in the class. Usually after a short period of time teachers test their students on the material learned during lectures. Whilst some students find acquiring good grades more easily, other may struggle with it. On the positive side regular assessment allows the detection of gaps in a student 's knowledge, and encourages and motivates them to study, moreover, it allows for the identification of the most talented students and rewards can be bestowed accordingly. Students themselves can see…

Curriculum evaluation is a multidisciplinary approach that involves different factors to be considered. In this section, I will list the ideas and approaches of different experts regarding the curriculum evaluation models. 2.9.1. Ellis’ Model. Ellis (1998) opines that an evaluation can be done on macro and micro level. A macro evaluation is done for “accountability or developmental purposes” by collecting information on various administrative and curricular matters including materials,…

Book Reviews: An Examination of ELL Assessment Stephen Davis, Emily Beaton, and John Fouberg UND Graduate School T&L 550 Assessment and Evaluation in ELL Education Dr. Vacek Throughout the readings in this course, one recurrent theme is the need for instructional supports for all students; this is especially salient for English language learners (ELLs). Central to this need to differentiate instruction tailored to each student’s needs is the capacity of instructors to augment instruction. To…

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) is the world’s largest non-profit educational association serving the Advancement function and professionals in higher education institutions. Its member base consists of 3,600 colleges and universities worldwide with 78,000 professionals in fund-raising and related functions. Advancement offices of colleges and universities face challenges with recruiting and retaining top performing fundraisers vital to helping their institutions…

a few educational programs I have implemented in my current and former districts aimed at helping students achieve and surpass standards. My goal is to bring this experience to the Lawrence Township Public Schools, work with all shareholders and make us a preeminent district. Regardless of my positions of Director of Special Services, principal and superintendent, my background of working with special education programs is extensive. My strong belief in providing the very best educational…