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EDU 645 Entire Course<br>For more course tutorials visit<br><br>www.uophelp.com<br><br><br><br>Business - General Business<br>EDU 645 Week 1<br>Assessment Crisis. Watch the video “Linda Darling-Hammond on Competing Internationally.” Then, explain the current crisis in America with regards to education and assessment. What do you think the cause(s) of this crisis might be? What are the possible implications? Explain your reasoning. Respond substantively to at least two of your peers. Analyze their responses and compare and contrast their reasoning with yours. <br>
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EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Business - General Business EDU 645 Week 1 Assessment Crisis. Watch the video “Linda Darling-Hammond on Competing Internationally.” Then, explain the current crisis in America with regards to education and assessment. What do you think the cause(s) of this crisis might be? What are the possible implications? Explain your reasoning
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 1 Assignment Response to Intervention For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Response to Intervention. What is the purpose of the response-to-intervention (RTI) approach? What are the benefits of this approach? What are the challenges? Can you think of any way to overcome these challenges? Why is it important to intervene early in a student’s learning experience?
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 1 DQ 1 Assessment Crisis For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Assessment Crisis. Watch the video “Linda Darling-Hammond on Competing Internationally.” Then, explain the current crisis in America with regards to education and assessment. What do you think the cause(s) of this crisis might be? What are the possible implications? Explain your reasoning.
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 1 DQ 2 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and High-Stakes Testing (HST) DebateFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comNo Child Left Behind (NCLB) and High-Stakes Testing (HST) Debate. The effects of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act on high-stakes testing (HST) has generated controversy amongst educators. In this discussion you will briefly debate the efficacy of NCLB. Find your assigned “Debate Group” below: Debate Grouping (by first letter of last name)
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 1 Journal Formative and Summative AssessmentFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comBusiness - General BusinessFormative and Summative Assessment. Compare and contrast formative and summative assessment. What is the purpose of each, as it relates to learning? How might an educator use each to reflect on his or her teaching strategies?
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 2 Assignment Learning OutcomesFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comLearning Outcomes. Create a blog using WordPress or Blogger. This will act as a portfolio for your work in this course, so it is important to make it presentable and polished by using a professional URL and a consistent theme and format throughout the blog. Then, using the information in Chapter 6 of your textbook and the article “Enhancing curriculum and delivery: linking assessment to learning objectives,” write at least three measurable
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 2 DQ 1 Two Classroom Measurement ProblemsFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comTwo Classroom Measurement Problems. What do the authors say are the two general problems encountered in classroom measurement? How are these two problems similar to each other? Explain why it is important to surmount these challenges, and brainstorm strategies for overcoming them.
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 2 DQ 2 Three-Stage Model of Classroom MeasurementFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comThree-Stage Model of Classroom Measurement. What do the authors mean in saying “any good classroom test begins with your objectives” (Kubiszyn&Borich, 2010)? Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why or why not? Respond to at least two of your classmates, offering substantive feedback on their interpretation of this quote, and providing your thoughts on why some teachers (intentionally or unintentionally) choose not to use objectives or outcomes.
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 2 Journal Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced TestsFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comNorm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Tests. Explain the difference between norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests, and recall a time when you were asked to take one of each. Do you think either test supported your learning? Why or why not? If not, explain what you think could have helped it support your learning
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 3 Assignment Test and Essay ItemsFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comBusiness - General BusinessTest and Essay Items. In the portfolio blog you created last week, develop at least three test items that support your outcomes, and write at least one essay item that supports your outcomes. These should be included in the same post as your outcomes.
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 3 DQ 1Portfolio AssessmentFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comPortfolio Assessment. Explain the three challenges to validity when using portfolios as assessments, and evaluate the benefits they offer to the learning experience. Respond to at least two of your classmates, offering substantive feedback on their evaluation of portfolios as learning tools. Do you agree with your classmates’ evaluations? Why or why not?
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 3 DQ 2 Performance/Authentic AssessmentsFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comPerformance/Authentic Assessments. The authors state that “there is a temptation to limit the scoring criteria to those qualities of performance that are easiest to rate rather than the most important required for doing an effective job” (Kubiszyn&Borich, 2010).
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 4 Assignment Analyzing and Improving a Test Using StatisticsFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comAnalyzing and Improving a Test Using Statistics. In the online course, view the results for a hypothetical psychology test. Then, create a report with the following: a. The mean score for each question. b. The mean score for the entire test. c. A graph that represents the scores for each question.
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 4 DQ 1Item AnalysisFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comItem Analysis. Explain quantitative item analysis and qualitative item analysis. What are their benefits to learning and assessment? What are the risks to learning and assessment if these types of analyses are not administered? Finally, provide two examples of imperfect test items for your peers to qualitatively analyze.
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 4 DQ 2 MarkingFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comMarking. Why do the authors propose that marks only reflect academic achievement, and not other factors like effort or attitude? Could including factors like these in the marking data affect instructional decisions that need to be made? Explain. Respond to at least two of your peers, providing feedback on their support for or against including other factors in marks/grades.
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 4 Journal Marks and Marking Systems ReflectionFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comBusiness - General BusinessMarks and Marking Systems Reflection. Select one of the following prompts pertaining to marks and marking systems, for critical reflection:
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 5 Assignment Validity, Reliability, and AccuracyFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comValidity, Reliability, and Accuracy. Select one of the learning outcomes below and draft a hypothetical assessment that supports the outcome (e.g., multiple choice items, essay items, authentic assessment, etc.). Explain how you plan to promote validity and reliability in your assessment
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 5 DQ 1Correlation and CausalityFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comCorrelation and Causality.According to the authors of the textbook, “one of the most frequent misinterpretations in statistics (and in education) is to infer that because two variables are correlated with one another, one variable causes the other” (Kubiszyn&Borich, 2010). What does this mean?
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 5 DQ 2 Validity and ReliabilityFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comValidity and Reliability. Using Mindmeister or Microsoft Word, create a mind map that represents the various types of validity and reliability, and explains why they are important in learning and assessment. Then, post your mind map to the discussion forum, either as an attachment
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 5 Journal Accuracy and ErrorFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comAccuracy and Error. The authors of your textbook state that “all tests and scores are imperfect and are subject to error” (Kubiszyn&Borich, 2010). What do they mean by this? Why is it important to recognize that there is no “perfect test”?
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 6 DQ 1Standardized TestingFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comStandardized Testing. Watch the video “Comprehensive Assessment: An Overview.” Then, using the Ashford library, locate one journal article related to standardized testing.
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 6 Final paperFor more course tutorials visiTwww.uophelp.comFinal Paper Assessment PlansDemonstrate your understanding of the concepts covered in this course by developing a plan to assess learner performance. This plan should be constructed in your portfolio blog, and should include the following elements:
EDU 645ACADEMIC COACH EDU 645 Week 6 SummaryFor more course tutorials visitwww.uophelp.comReview the content in the past five weeks of this course and list at least five “take-away” items that you have learned. Identify at least one concept that you had a hard time understanding at first, or still do not fully understand. Review your classmates’ posts, and respond to at least two of them. In each response, try to explain the concept that your classmate did not or does not understand.