ET5522 Assessment and Evaluation in Education
Academic year
2024 to 2025 Semester 2
Curricular information may be subject to change
Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.
Key module information
SCOTCAT credits
15
SCQF level
SCQF level 11
Availability restrictions
Only available to PGT TESOL and International Education students.
Planned timetable
Lectures: 2-4pm, Mondays and Tuesdays, Weeks 7-11. Practical: to be confirmed, Weeks 7-11
Module coordinator
Dr S O'Grady
Module Staff
Lynn Wilson, Stefan O'Grady
Module description
This module brings together the study of language testing with the theory and practice of assessment in pedagogy. You will learn key concepts in both, how to design and improve tests for different purposes, and how to make productive use of assessment within teaching. We also consider some of the broader social impacts of assessment and testing and how teachers navigate tensions when promoting student learning within a measurement culture. The module also acts as an example of learning through assessment, giving you opportunities to reflect on how different approaches such as mastery learning or active learning are reflected in assessment design, as well as critiquing aspects of assessment such as the use of time limits, group tasks, multiple-choice questions, and gamification.
Assessment pattern
Coursework = 100%
Re-assessment
Coursework = 100%
Learning and teaching methods and delivery
Weekly contact
4 hours lectures (x 5 weeks), 1 hour seminar (x 5 weeks)
Intended learning outcomes
- Make principle-informed assessment decisions
- Critique existing assessment on a practical level
- Critique existing assessment on a theoretical level
- Apply principles of assessment to pedagogical practice around assessment