Syllabus Summary for SeEd 417 – Secondary Classroom Assessment

Complete Syllabus available online – Spring 2004

 

Dr. Gordon R. Sutherlin

Office: American Studies 206A; HU Box 12254

E-mail: sutherlin@harding.edu............................................. Home: gsutherlin@sbcglobal.net

WebPage: www.harding.edu/~sutherlin/index.html

Course material/information/discussion:  webct.harding.edu

Telephone: Office 501-279-4490.......................................... Home: 501-882-7104            

Office Hours: 8:20-8:50, 9:45-12:00 Tu, W, Th , 2:30-3:30 Tu, Th             Class: 1-2:15 Daily

 

Prerequisites: Same as for SeEd 451/461.  Admission to the Teacher Education Program. Should be taken during the supervised teaching semester; exceptions must be approved by the Dean of the School of Education.

 

Text:      Airasian, P. W.  (2000).  Assessment in the classroom (2nd ed.).  New York: McGraw-Hill.

 

Assignment.

Each student will need access to Harding’s student email account (directly or through forwarding) and Internet access to WebCT for class materials, discussion, self tests, quizzes, and grades.  Course materials including the full syllabus may also be found at my website and WebCT.  All written assignments may be handed in via email attachment in Word, Text, or Rich  Text format NOT Works (Do a save as and change the format ot Rich Text Format or Plain text)

 

Assignment

Points

Value

Due

Reading quiz over each assigned reading given at the bell.  These are reading quizzes and  may not be made up.  If excused absence/tardy, it will be dropped.

6@5

highest 6

45%

Date reading assigned

Two exams over textbook, notes, outside readings, activities and discussions.

2@100

1/28, 2/12

Interview a currently practicing teacher with three or more years of experience in your area of licensure

20

15%

1/19

Present an activity to a group of 3-7 students. Groups of 5 will have one activity with

co-teachers (2)

       A - Standardized Test – Show students how to interpret a standardized test score report.

      B - Grading – Show students how to calculate grading period grades using a variety of grades

      C -. Electronic Grade Book – Show students how to create their own electronic grade book.

      D - Getting Started – Determine what you will do the first few days of class.

3 grades

20

20

15

A – 1/16

B – 1/20

C – 1/21

D – 1/22

Design your grading and reporting system (GRS)

50

25%

1/30

Construct a mini-test (MT)

50

2/9

Construct a performance assessment instrument (PA)

50

2/13

Read assigned readings and participate in classroom activities and discussions. See rubric.

55

15%

 

Practice assessment by evaluating fellow student assignments.  Use a rubric to evaluate the rough draft of fellow student’s Mini-test, Performance Assessment, and Grading and Reporting System.

3@15

1/27-29

2/3-5

2/10-12

Participate in the on-line discussion by accessing WebCt and adding to the discussion at least three times during each 7-day week ending Thursday night at midnight.

20

1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12

Late assignments are reduced 10% per class period.

 

Two discussion groups: Subject area – Art/Kins (5), English/Oral Com (6), FCS/Math (5), Music (5), Soc. Sci. (5)

        Activity groups will be  randomly assigned in groups of 4 or 5.