EDU 385 - Effective Instructional Assessment Strategies in Middle Grades

This course is designed to provide middle level teacher candidates knowledge of assessment in the middle grades that include selecting methods of evaluation appropriate to each discipline and the age, development, and characteristics of students, interpreting and communicating results accurately and ethically, and integrating information gained through assessment into instructional plans. Methods of authentic, performance-based assessment will be stressed. Teacher candidates will also understand the impact and effect of State accountability laws on instruction and assessment as well as the major concepts, principles, theories, standards, and research related to middle level assessment.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites Pass Praxis Core