GPD 570 - Evaluation and Assessment in FCS Education Programs

• Defend how a variety of types of assessments are used (or misused) in FCSE in light of specific purposes.
• Develop and revise reliable and valid cognitive tests and performance (process, product) tests, authentic assessments, and assessment systems according to research-based guidelines.
• Analyze challenges and benefits associated with various assessments.
• Justify assessment systems for FCS courses or programs based on goals and learner outcomes, student needs, instruction, and other factors.
• Compare and contrast the merits and cautions inherent in important national/state assessment issues such as high stakes testing and inclusion of students with special needs-especially in relation to FCS.
• Propose ways to resolve assessment issues in FCS by considering factors such as: national standards, principles of testing and various forms of authentic assessment, legal obligations, and the current social/political climate.
• Evaluate assessment outcomes in order to improve instruction and student learning.
• Use self-assessment to improve teaching and student learning