Fundamentals of Assessment in Education 教育评估基础 (EDC516)

Fundamentals of assessment in education 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. 本课程旨在让学生了解教育评估的理论概念和实证实践。在本课程中，学生将探讨教育评估的目的和策略。通过对教育评估中关键因素的深入研究，学员将学会批判评估的质量、减少评估偏差的可能来源、研究不同评估类型的利弊、设计评估以及正确使用评估结果。课程结束时，学生将掌握必要的知识和技能，提出符合目的的评估方法。

• Purpose of assessment in education 教育评估的目的
• Alignment of learning objective, instruction, and assessment 匹配学习目标、教学和评估
• Validity of assessment results 评估结果的有效性
• Reliability of assessment results 评估结果的可靠性
• Assessment bias 评估偏差
• Assessment planning 评估规划
• Formative vs summative assessment 形成性评估与终结性评估
• Type of assessment 评估类型
• Evaluating and scoring student work 评价和评分学生作业
• Providing feedback 提供反馈
• Using and interpreting different types of assessment results 使用和解释不同类型的评估结果
• Designing and evaluating an assessment 设计和评价评估

• Examine the purpose of assessment in education. 探讨教育评估的目的
• Discuss the major concepts in educational assessment, including validity, reliability, and fairness. 讨论教育评估的主要概念，包括有效性、可靠性和公平性。
• Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different types of assessment. 评估不同类 型评估的优缺点。
• Apply relevant concepts to critique the quality of an educational assessment. 运用相关概 念对教育评估的质量进行批评。
• Analyse the adequacy of an assessment plan. 分析评估计划的适当性。
• Design an adequate approach to assess students’ learning. 设计适当的方法来评估学生 的学习。