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Objectives
- To obtain an understanding of the terminology of measurement and evaluation.
- To obtain knowledge of the historical development of grading and evaluation
practices in the U.S.
- To be exposed the grading and evaluation practices in used in other
countries.
- To be able to apply basic statistical concepts including mean, standard
deviation, normal curve, standard scores, percentiles, graphs, and tables.
- To be able to critically evaluate the validity and reliability of
traditional, alternative, and authentic assessments.
- To develop the knowledge and skills necessary to assign grades in
an educational setting.
- To understand and apply techniques for formulating and implementing
an evaluation strategy for grading students in an educational setting.
- To understand and apply research principles used in creating traditional,
alternative, and authentic assessments.
- To understand and apply techniques and principles that should be used
when creating and evaluating written examinations.
- To understand the components involved in program evaluation methods
for both physical education and health education programs.
- To be able to "read" and "interpret" tables, graphs, p's, etc. in
Research Articles and Test Manuals.
- To create and verbalize a personal "philosophy of grading".
- To reflect on some of the privacy issues involved in evaluation.
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