Kursöversikt

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Course start

The course starts March 26th, 2020 at 13:00.
Our course introduction and first lecture will be held online using Zoom. To join, follow the link:
https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/938287062

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Course Information

Welcome to PDG089 Educational Assessment!

This is an elective course that provides you with an introduction to educational assessment. With research forming the basis of the course, educational assessment is set in the frame of policies and social contexts. Assessment is also discussed within various national and international contexts. The course highlights questions about the interpretations and consequences of educational assessment at the individual and system level. Particular attention is given to the validity of different forms of assessment.

Content areas to be covered in this course include:

  • Assessment as part of politically-driven education systems
  • Formative and summative assessment
  • Validity and reliability
  • Recognition of prior learning
  • Assessment and gender
  • International comparative assessments

You can search for the course plan, literature list, and schedule in the Student Portal

 

Important information

The Department of Education and Special Education is adapting to the situation in order to help fight the spread of Covid-19. A temporary decision has been taken regarding changes in the syllabus for the spring 2020 due to the transition to remote studies, see documents below (links):

Beslut om tillfälliga förändringar i kursplaner VT20

Bilaga kursplaner VT20

This information is also available on the Student Portal.

Remember that it is against the law to distribute recorded lectures to fellow students or share them on social media. Tutors concerned own the copyrights to all their teaching materials, including their recorded lectures. To spread those materials without their explicit consent is thereby an infringement of copyrights. (Swedish copyright law on literary and artistic work, 1960:729)

 

Contact

Course leader: Aimee Haley, aimee.haley@gu.se 
Study advisor: Helen Ziser, helen.ziser@gu.se 
Course administrator: Patricia Perla, patricia.perla@gu.se 

Registration

If you are unable to participate in the course or will take a break in your studies, please contact the course administrator Patricia Perla. Registration is open until one week before the course start: Registrera dig på kursen

General

For those of you new to GU, you can find a check list in your Student Portal

Support in your studies

There are several forms of support available to you if your studies or study situation starts to feel difficult. Students with special needs can get special needs support. 

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