ED5146 Assessment and Evaluation in Education Assignment | Capella University

Week 3 Assignment: Outline of a Proposed Assessment Plan

Overview

For this assignment, you will apply what you have learned so far about assessment as you develop an outline for your assessment plan based on your work setting or a setting where you would like to work. You will also propose known strategies for navigating the resistance to assessment, as presented in the literature we have read in this course. In this real-world, on-the-job, practical assignment, you will assume the role of a teacher, a coach, an administrator, a member of student services, an academic department, or another program that serves students. In this scenario, your colleagues have been asked to collaborate on implementing an assessment plan, and you have been asked to draft the first outline. Make sure you include the components that are most important in your setting.

Instructions

Assuming the role that you chose above, begin outlining the assessment plan. You can use the following to help guide your outline:

• Detail the program, curriculum, organization, or entity being assessed. Be sure to describe it well enough so that people reading your work will be able to understand the type of organization you are assessing.
• Include the mission, vision, and goals of the entity being assessed.
• Detail the metrics that will be used in the assessment.
• How will the assessment be conducted?
• Describe how the assessment will be designed to be equitable and inclusive.
• Discuss why you believe the assessment to be important.
• Who will be important in the assessment and what will their roles be?
• Who are the stakeholders?
• What is the culture of assessment in the program, curriculum, organization, or entity?
• What are the outcomes to be assessed?

Please note: Throughout this course, you should use the assessment process provided in List 1.1, “The Four-Step Teaching-Learning-Assessment Process” in the Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide to guide you.

Additional Requirements

Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Written communication is free from errors that detract from the overall message.
• Resources: Support ideas, claims, and concepts with evidence from scholarly literature.
• APA formatting:Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA Style and Formatting requirements.
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  Length: The outline should be 2–4 pages total, plus a title and reference page.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 1: Design effective assessment plans to assess achievement of learning outcomes in the classroom; and school or organizational level.
  o Describe the mission, vision, and goals of a program, a curriculum, an organization, or an entity that is being assessed.
  o Evaluate the importance of an assessment.
• Competency 2: Evaluate the equity and inclusivity of assessment practices.
  o Describe how an assessment plan will be designed to be equitable and inclusive.
  o Analyze the culture of assessment in a program, a curriculum, an organization, or an entity.
• Competency 3: Assess different models, methods, and types of assessments in educational settings.o Detail the method and metrics that will be used in an assessment.
  o Describe the people involved in an assessment and their roles, as well as the stakeholders.
• Competency 4: Analyze assessment data to identify obstacles and drive curricular and instructional decisions.o Describe outcomes to be assessed.
• Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for educators.

  o Describe a program, a curriculum, an organization, or an entity that is being assessed.
  o Adhere to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
  o Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.

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