Masters in Assessment Evaluation

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Program Overview

  • Duration

    1 Year (Self-Paced)

    Can be done in 6 months

  • Total Courses

    10

  • Total Credit Hours

    60

The Assessment and Evaluation program focuses on the critical role of assessment in education. Students learn to design, implement, and analyze assessments, ensuring that educational outcomes are measured effectively. Graduates can work as educational assessors, data analysts, or assessment coordinators.

PEDAGOGICAL FOUNDATIONS AND TEACHING METHODS:

The College of Education begins with a focus on pedagogical foundations and teaching methods. Students delve into the principles of education, child development, and innovative teaching techniques. This foundational knowledge equips them with the skills necessary to inspire and educate future generations.

CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT:

Beyond the theoretical framework, our College of Education places a strong emphasis on classroom experience and student engagement. Students have opportunities to participate in teaching practicums, work with diverse student populations, and collaborate with local schools. These experiences not only enhance their teaching skills but also provide valuable insights into effective education strategies.

GLOBAL EDUCATION PERSPECTIVES AND CROSS-CULTURAL TEACHING:

The College of Education at Ohio City University is committed to promoting global education perspectives and cross-cultural teaching. Our curriculum explores international approaches to education and encourages students to engage in cross-cultural teaching experiences through study abroad programs and collaborations with educators from around the world. This global perspective equips students to excel in diverse educational settings.

Tuition Fee Breakdown

Item Cost
Estimated Fee $27,000
Medical Insurance $0.00
Personal Expenses $0.00
Study Materials $0.00
Food Cost $0.00
Total Tuition Fee $27,000
WHERE AFFORDABILITY

Meets Opportunity

At University Of North Carolina, we stand firmly behind the intersection of affordability and opportunity. Our unwavering dedication to accessible education means that exceptional learning experiences need not be accompanied by exorbitant costs. We swing wide open the doors to knowledge, presenting students with the opportunity to flourish, unburdened by the weight of excessive tuition fees, and empowering them for a brighter, more promising future.

Our Eligibility Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's Degree or equiv. international education

Credit Hours

60

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced)

Courses Offered

10

Teaching & Learning And Effective Methods In Teaching (ED-240)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introduction: A Model For Teaching
     The Goals Of Instruction
     The Affective, Psychomotor, And Cognitive Domains
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Teaching In An Era Of Standards And Accountability
     Planning For Learning
     Using Multiple Assessments And Evaluation
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Teaching Strategies
     Meeting Standards Through Learner-Centered Instructional Strategies
     Using And Building On Learner Differences
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Basic Teacher Instructional Methods
     Questioning Strategies In An Era Of Standards And Accountability
     Teaching History
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Teaching Civic Education And Global Education
     Teaching Geography, Economics, And The Behavioral Sciences
     Classroom Management

Management Of E-Education (ED-428)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     What Is The Internet?
     Teaching Methods
     Foundations Of Distance Education
     Definitions, History, And Theories Of Distance Education
     Research And Distance Education
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     E-Learning: Promise And Pitfalls
     Technologies, The Internet And Distance Education
     Instructional Design For Distance Education
     Teaching And Distance Education
     The Student And Distance Education
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Support Materials And Visualization For Distance Education
     How Do People Learn From E-Courses?
     Applying The Multimedia Principle
     Applying The Modality Principle
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Applying The Coherence Principle
     Applying The Segmenting And Pre-Training Principles
     Leveraging Examples In E-Learning
     Does Practice Make Perfect?
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Learning Together Virtually
     Assessment For Distance Education
     Copyright And Distance Education
     Evaluating Teaching And Learning At A Distance

Management Of Teaching For Special Fields (ED-521)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Foundations
     Collaboration Between Professional Educators And Families
     Students With Low Incidence Disabilities
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Students With High Incidence Disabilities
     Students With Other Special Learning Needs
     A Process Of Delivering Special Education And Related Services
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Systematic Assessment For Inclusion: The Saale Model
     Adapting The Learning Environment
     Adapting Lesson Plans
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Adapting Teaching Techniques
     Adapting The Format Of Content
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Adapting Assessment Evaluation And Grading
     Transition

Community Relations In Education (ED-629)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Home, School And Community Influences On Children'S Lives
     Historical And Philosophical Perspectives
     Viewing Family Diversity
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Understanding Roles And Experiences Of Parents
     Meeting Child-Care Needs From Infancy Through School Age
     Including Children With Disabilities
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Responsibility For Educating And Protecting Children
     Curriculum Of The Home
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Curriculum Of The School
     Curriculum Of The Community
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Strategies For Working Together
     Models For Parentschoolcommunity Partnerships

Multicultural Education (ED-656)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:

Assessment And Educational Leadership (ASE-283)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Assessment’S Significance To Educational Leaders
     What To Measure And How To Interpret Results
     Instructional Contribution
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Validity Of Assessment-Based Interpretations
     Reliability Of Assessment Devices
     Absence Of Bias
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     High-Quality Comparative Data
     Tying Down What’S Being Assessed
     Selected-Response Items
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Constructed-Response Items
     Performance And Portfolio Assessment
     Improving Test Items
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Creating Affective Measures
     Administering Educational Tests And Using The Results.
     Accountability Tests: Make Or Break Assessments For Educational Leaders.

Research Methods In Education (TLN-296)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Design, Measurement, And Analysis
     Standard Deviation And Correlation.
     Variables And The Relations Among Them.
     The Uses Of Descriptive Statistics.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Surveys And Random Sampling.
     Experiments And Random Assignment.
     Reliability And Validity.
     Statistical Inference.
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Regression Analysis.
     Back To Regression.
     Methods For Categorical Variables Including Logistic Regression
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Multi-Level Modeling.
     Factor Analysis.
     Structural Equation Modeling.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Program Evaluation.
     Test Item Analysis, Individual Assessment, And Accountability.
     Reviewing, Critiquing, And Synthesizing Research.

Advanced Special Education Assessment And Evaluation (SPE-312)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introduction To Assessment: Issues And Concerns
     Introduction To Assessment: A Proposed Model
     Practical And Ethical Considerations
     Observational Assessment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Criterion-Referenced Testing
     Portfolio Assessment And Other Alternative Procedures
     Assessment Of Intelligence
     Assessment Of Adaptive Behavior
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Assessment Of Behavioral And Emotional Status
     Assessment Of Oral Language
     Assessment Of General Achievement
     Assessment Of Reading
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Assessment Of Mathematics
     Assessment Of Written Expression
     Curriculum-Based Assessment
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Early Childhood Assessment
     Vocational/Transitional Assessment
     Examples Of Career Development Issue

Assessment And Evaluation (ASE-469)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introduction To Educational Assessment
     The Basic Mathematics Of Measurement
     The Meaning Of Test Scores
     Reliability
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Validity
     Item Analysis
     The Initial Steps In Developing A Classroom Test
     The Development And Use Of Selected-Response Items
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Development And Use Of Constructed-Response Items
     Performance Assessments And Portfolios
     Assigning Grades On The Basis Of Classroom Assessments
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Standardized Achievement Tests In The Era Of High-Stakes Assessment  
     The Use Of Aptitude Tests In The Schools
     Assessment Of Behavior And Personality
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Assessment Accommodations For Students With Disabilities
     The Problem Of Bias In Educational Assessment
     Best Practices In Educational Assessment

Special Topics In Assessment And Evaluation (ASE-852)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Measuring Educational Constructs: Basic Concepts  
     Purposes For Educational Assessment
     Quality Of Assessment Results: Validity, Reliability, And Utility.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Types Of Assessment Tools
     A Process Model For Designing, Selecting, And Validating Assessment Tools
     Specifying The Construct Domain
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Designing Or Selecting Written Structured-Response Assessment Tools In User Path 1
     Designing Or Selecting Performance Assessment Tools In User Path 1
     Designing Or Selecting Affective, Social-Emotional, Personality, And Behavioral Assessments In User Paths 2-6
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Analyzing Data From Assessments
     Decision-Making Applications In User Paths 1-6
     Quantitative Item Analysis
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Quantitative Evaluation Of Validity And Reliability
     Selecting And Using Standardized Assessment Tools
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