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Performance Assessment Strategies
EDU-956
3 Credits
Online
5.00/5.00
EDU-956
3 Credits
Online
5.00/5.00
This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of performance assessment. It examines classroom-based assessment tasks, including visual representations, tasks using writing, oral presentations, and challenging projects and performances. Various methods of assessment are reviewed, analyzing how they inform the teaching/learning experience. Numerous examples of student projects are analyzed, along with a series of effective assessment tools. Candidates have the opportunity to make connections to their own practice, reflecting on how and where performance assessment could enhance their own teaching. This course is aligned with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
NOTE: Required book must be acquired separately.
This course is applicable towards the Curriculum Design and Assessment Certificate.
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Dr. Jeanne Janzen
Instructor
I serve at Fresno Pacific University where I am the Program Director for our master's in Curriculum & Instruction. My doctorate is in Instructional Technology, Ed.D. and scholarly interests include: differentiation for student success, using technology to enhance the teaching and learning experience, the neuroscience of learning, and diffusion of innovation/change theory. Teaching at Fresno Pacific provides the unique opportunity to not only teach content, but to integrate faith with my discipline. Conversations with students can include sharing who Christ is in my life and why I view teaching as a calling... a vocation that can make a difference in the lives of students.