DON BOSCO COLLEGE OF PHILOSOPHY & EDUCATION

CS109: – 3 Credits Hours

Prerequisite: CS 109
Course statuts : Core
Total hours Spent : 42
Lecturer: Rev. Constantine Changwe

Contacts: mobile 0624009979

E. mail: nduguchangwe76@gmail.com

Course Aim
To equip students with basic concepts, attitudes, knowledge and skills in Teaching and Learning,
Test development and Administration

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Define basic concepts in educational assessment and evaluation

2. Describe the basic theories of Teaching and Learning
3. Explain the levels/types of assessment methods
4. Explain the functions of assessment in the instructional process
5. Design various types of test items
6. Analyze the procedures for constructing tests and administering a test
7. Describe the forms of evaluation
8. Demonstrate the core concerns/Purpose/roles of Evaluation in education
 Course Content

Week Topics Learning Activities Remarks

1. Concepts in educational assessment and Whole class discussion Lecturer
evaluation
2 The basic theories of Teaching and Group Presentations & 9th Sept
discussion
Learning
3 The levels/types of assessment methods Group Presentations & 16th Sept
discussion
4 The functions of assessment in the Group Presentations & 23rd Sept
discussion
instructional process
5 Types of test items Group Presentations & 30th Sept
discussion
6 Procedures for Constructing tests and Group Presentations & 7th Oct
discussion
administering a test
7 The forms of evaluation Group Presentations & 14th Oct
discussion
8 The core concerns/Purpose/roles of Group Presentations & 21st Oct
discussion
Evaluation in education

Teaching and learning Methods

Lectures, tutorials, group discussions and presentations, seminars, resource people, and
individual’s sharing in class.

Instructional Material /Equipment:

Library Books, projector, and internet

Course Assessment:

Group Assignment/Presentations, CAT, and end of semester examinations

GROUP PRESENTATIONS 20%
CAT= 10%
FINAL EXAM= 50%
 Reference/Bibliography
Fosnot, C and Perry, R. (2005). ‘Constructivism: a psychological theory of learning’. In Fosnot,
C T (ed.), Constructivism: Theory, perspectives, and practice. Teachers College Press, Columbia
University.

Kellaghan, T and Greaney, (2001). Using assessment to improve the quality of education,
UNESCO, Paris.

Mascolo, M. (2009). ‘Beyond Student-centered and Teacher-centered pedagogy: teaching and

learning as guided participation’, Pedagogy and the Human Science, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 3-27.

Nitko, A. (2001). Educational Assessment of Students. 3rd Edition. Upper Saddle River: Merrill
Pre3ntice