Evaluation and Assessment Program
Ph.D. Courses - Brief Summary
EP 533 Program Evaluation in Education: This course presents an introduction to program evaluation, with an emphasis on education. Students study the classic models for evaluation and learn basic evaluation principles and procedures. Students are required to complete and evaluation design.
EP 581 Student Assessment: This course introduces students to educational classroom assessment. Course content includes design of teacher-made tests, development of all types of test items and analysis of their quality, test construction, development of alternative/performance assessments (portfolios, performance tasks, exhibitions, etc.), and analysis of standardized test (achievement tests and value added) and their use for instructional improvement.
EP 651 Seminar In Assessment and Evaluation: First of two required seminar courses for doctoral assessment/evaluation students (not open to others). Students review and analyze historical and current evaluation work and explore future directions in three key areas of assessment and evaluation: student assessment, personnel evaluation, program and organizational evaluation. They also learn basic principles of assessment/evaluation design and national evaluation standards.
EP 652 Application of Assessment and Evaluation – Principles and Procedures: This is the second of the two required seminar courses for E/A majors (for majors only). As indicated in the title, this course focuses on application of design principles, to projects, more thorough analysis of evaluation reports, personnel evaluation systems, students assessment controversies and changes (Value-added, NCLB, national testing, etc.) Course is team taught by E/A faculty.
EP 653 Designing and Implementing Personnel Assessments: This course focuses on large scale educational evaluation systems. Students conduct detailed analysis of existing evaluation systems in the U.S., learn the 14 steps in designing a valid, reliable, creditable personnel evaluation system, and design instruments (surveys, structured interviews, observations, work samples, etc.) and procedures (scoring rubrics, administrations procedures, scoring systems) for use in a multiple data source evaluation system.
EP 654 Designing Project Evaluations – Theory and Application: This is an advanced course in program evaluation with a focus on evaluation theory and application. This course prepares students for hand-on evaluation work and the Internship.
EP 670 Internship in Evaluation: All E/A majors must complete an internship for a minimum of 3 hours credit (more is allowed). The internship requires a written plan, a signed agreement between the site-based supervisor and the instructor, continuous reporting by the students, a final product or report, assessment evaluation by both the site-based supervisor and instructor, and at least one three-way “wrap-up” conference call or meeting. The internships can be paid or unpaid, but they must focus on assessment/evaluation-related work. It is preferred that students do their internships outside their current job situations.
The Evaluation and Assessment program faculty also supports research courses (e.g., survey research, educational research fundamentals) that are among the many research offerings available in the department and college.
Updated 08/16/2007
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