DONBOSCOCOLLEGEOFPHILOSOPHY&EDUCATION

CS109:–3CreditsHours

Prerequisite:CS109
Coursestatuts :Core
TotalhoursSpent :42
Lecturer:Rev.ConstantineChangwe

Contacts:mobile0624009979
E.mail:nduguchangwe76@gmail.com

CourseAim
Toequipstudentswithbasicconcepts,attitudes,knowledgeandskillsinTeachingandLearning,Testdev
elopmentandAdministration

ExpectedLearningOutcomes
Bytheendofthecourse,thestudentshouldbeableto:

1. Definebasicconceptsineducationalassessmentandevaluation
2. DescribethebasictheoriesofTeachingandLearning
3. Explainthelevels/typesofassessmentmethods
4. Explainthefunctionsofassessmentintheinstructionalprocess
5. Designvarioustypesoftestitems
6. Analyzetheproceduresforconstructingtestsandadministeringatest
7. Describetheformsofevaluation
8. Demonstratethecoreconcerns/Purpose/rolesofEvaluationineducation
 CourseContent

Week Topics LearningActivities Remarks

1. Conceptsineducationalassessmentandeval Wholeclassdiscussion Lecturer
uation.Typesandmethodsofeducationalass
essment
2 ThebasictheoriesofTeachingandLearning GroupPresentations&dis- 9thSept
cussion
3 Thelevels/typesofassessmentmethods GroupPresentations&dis- 16thSept
cussion
4 Thefunctionsofassessmentintheinstruction GroupPresentations&dis- 23rdSept
cussion
alprocess
5 Typesoftestitems GroupPresentations&dis- 30thSept
cussion
6 ProceduresforConstructingtestsandadmini GroupPresentations&disc 7thOct
ussion
steringatest
7 Theformsofevaluation GroupPresentations&disc 14thOct
ussion
8 Thecoreconcerns/Purpose/ GroupPresentations&disc 21stOct
ussion
rolesofEvaluationineducation

TeachingandlearningMethods

Lectures,tutorials,groupdiscussionsandpresentations,seminars,resourcepeople,andindividual’ssha
ringinclass.

InstructionalMaterial/Equipment:

LibraryBooks,projector,andinternet

CourseAssessment:

GroupAssignment/Presentations,CAT,andendofsemesterexaminations
GROUPPRESENTATIONS20%
CAT=10%
FINALEXAM=50%

Reference/Bibliography

Fosnot,CandPerry,R.
(2005).‘Constructivism:apsychologicaltheoryoflearning’.InFosnot,CT(ed.),Constructivism:Theor
y,perspectives,andpractice.TeachersCollegePress,ColumbiaUniversity.

Kellaghan,TandGreaney,
(2001).Usingassessmenttoimprovethequalityofeducation,UNESCO,Paris.

Mascolo,M.(2009).‘BeyondStudent-centeredandTeacher-
centeredpedagogy:teachingandlearningasguidedparticipation’,PedagogyandtheHumanScience,vo
l.1,no.1,pp.3-27.

Nitko,A.
(2001).EducationalAssessmentofStudents.3rdEdition.UpperSaddleRiver:MerrillPre3ntice