1)Describe the basics of assessment including similarities and differences among evaluation, measurement, and assessment, norm-referenced and criterion-referenced assessments, and how reliability, validity, and absence of bias are used to understand and judge assessments

1)Describe the basics of assessment including similarities and differences among evaluation, measurement, and assessment, norm-referenced and criterion-referenced assessments, and how reliability, validity, and absence of bias are used to understand and judge assessments.

2)Describe two kinds of traditional classroom testing: how to use objective and essay testing appropriately in teaching, and the advantages as well as criticisms of traditional testing.

3)Explain how to design and evaluate authentic assessments, including portfolios, exhibitions, performances, informal assessments, journals, and the development of rubrics.