Fundamentals of Assessment in Education (EDU516)

This course aims to acquaint students with theoretical concepts and empirical practices of educational assessment. In this course, students will explore the purposes and strategies of educational assessment. Through a thorough examination of critical considerations in educational assessment, students will learn to critique the quality of an assessment, mitigate possible sources of assessment bias, examine the pros and cons of different assessment types, design assessments, and use assessment results properly. By the end of the course, students will develop the necessary knowledge and skills to propose an assessment approach that is fit for purpose.

• Purpose of assessment in education
• Alignment of learning objective, instruction, and assessment
• Validity of assessment results
• Reliability of assessment results
• Assessment bias
• Assessment planning
• Formative vs summative assessment
• Type of assessment
• Evaluating and scoring student work
• Providing feedback
• Using and interpreting different types of assessment results
• Designing and evaluating an assessment

• Examine the purpose of assessment in education.
• Discuss the major concepts in educational assessment, including validity, reliability, and fairness.
• Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different types of assessment.
• Apply relevant concepts to critique the quality of an educational assessment.
• Analyse the adequacy of an assessment plan.
• Design an adequate approach to assess students’ learning.