Summary of Syllabus for MAT
605--Alternative Assessment
3 credit hours – Spring 2004
Dr. Gordon
R. Sutherlin
Office:
American Studies 206A; HU
E-mail: sutherlin@harding.edu............................................... Home:
gsutherlin@sbcglobal.net
WebPage: www.harding.edu/~sutherlin/index.html
WebCT: webct.harding.edu
Office
Hours: As posted on Web and door............................... Class:
4-6:30 Tu
Course
Description: Creation and use of alternative
assessments of student achievement which involve examination of the processes
as well as the products of learning.
Variants of performance assessments that require students to generate
rather than choose a response. Exhibition, investigations, demonstrations,
written or oral responses, journals and portfolios are examples of
alternatives.
Required
Texts:
Coil, C.
& Merritt, D. (2001). Solving the assessment puzzle piece by piece.
Lewin,
L. & Shoemaker, B. (1998). Great performances: creating classroom-based
tasks.
LEARNING
EXPERIENCES AND ASSESSMENT:
1. Read the texts as assigned and participate in classroom activities and discussions. A reading
quiz may be given on any reading assignment. The quiz(zes) will be learning
tools as well as adding to the points for tests.
2. There will be
two
exams over textbook, notes, outside
readings, activities and discussions.
3. Each student
will create three different alternative assessment tools to be used in his/her
classroom.
4. Each student will create an assessment
plan for his/her classroom that
involves a variety of assessments; paper and pencil, projects, activities,
performance assessment, and standardized tests.
Include your philosophy of assessment, a rationale for each form of
assessment, and the scoring procedures or rubrics. At least one complete alternative assessment
tool will be included. It will be in the form of a typed, double-spaced paper
and the alternative assessment tool will be in form ready to use.
5. The class will create assessment tools for
activities presented in class.
6. A presentation of both sides of a current issue
on assessment either in
7. Students will access WebCT for class
information, quiz(zes), and discussion 3 times on 3 different calendar days.
8. Present a summary of an article or website about a current assessment topic.
Evaluation
and Grading:
|
Formal Evaluation |
40% |
|
Activity projects |
15% |
|
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Quizzes
total |
30 |
Weekly |
activities |
?? |
As done in class |
|
Midterm
exam |
100 |
3/2 |
WebCT |
60 |
NOT 1/27, 3/2 or 4/4 |
|
Final Exam |
100 |
4/11 |
Participation |
15% |
|
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Major Projects |
30% |
|
Participation |
50 |
Every class period |
|
Presentation |
50 |
4/20 or 27 |
article
summary |
25 |
1/27-2/24 |
|
Assessment
Tools |
50 |
4/6 |
|
|
|
|
Assessment
Plan |
100 |
4/4 |
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Each late assignment will have the grade reduced by
10% per class period that it is late. |
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