Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2020-2021 (archived)
Module EDUC2411: Assessing Education
Department: Education
EDUC2411: Assessing Education
| Type | Open | Level | 2 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Not available in 2020/21 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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Prerequisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None
Aims
- To introduce the students to the nature and different forms of assessment in education.
Content
- What is assessed: Cognitive and non-cognitive assessment; wider outcomes (character; well-being). Introduction to outcomes in research.
- Who is assessed: Pupils; teachers; schools
- How is it assessed: Summative, formative and diagnostic assessment; international assessments, national assessments, school assessments; reflective practice.
- Why is it assessed: individual progress and attainment; accountability.
- The uses of assessment and outcomes in evaluation research; distinguish between impact outcomes and perceptions and experiences outcomes.
- Fairness and bias; international comparisons.
- Validity and reliability in assessment (an introduction)
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- To develop knowledge, skills and understanding related to the range of outcomes assessed in education: what, who, how and why?
- To develop an informed and critical understanding of the purposes, strengths and limitations of assessment in education
- To understand the relationship between assessment (outcomes) and research findings
Subject-specific Skills:
- To gain skills in critiquing assessment outcomes
- To gain skills in generating simple results using basic statistical techniques
Key Skills:
- To be able to differentiate between different kinds of research outcomes
- To be able to synthesise findings from impact outcomes and perceptions and experiences outcomes
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Lectures
- Workshops
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 11 | 1 hour | 11 | ■ | |
| Seminars | 11 | 2 hours | 22 | ||
| Private study, reading and research | 167 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Coursework | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Essay | 1500 words | 50% | |
| Critique of Research Paper | 1500 words | 50% | |
Formative Assessment:
A one-page outline of two items (250 words each) with headings, sub-headings, bullet points and references. For (a) state the topic area and outline the issues of fairness and bias; validity and reliability. For (b) state the issues - strengths and limitations - which will be discussed in detail in the summative.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University