Course Identification

Learning assessment
20185131

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Dr. Ronnie Karsenty
N/A

Course Schedule and Location

2018
First Semester
Thursday, 09:00 - 10:30, WSoS, Rm A
02/11/2017

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Science Teaching -Teaching Certificate: Lecture; Obligatory; 0.00 points
Science Teaching -Teaching Certificate: 0.00 points

Comments

N/A

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

25

Language of Instruction

Hebrew

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

100%

Evaluation Type

Final assignment

Scheduled date 1

N/A
N/A
-
N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

2

Syllabus

The goals of this course are (a) to introduce basic concepts and principles in the field of classroom assessment; (b) to review and discuss traditional as well as alternative methods for assessing students' learning and achievements, with special reference to secondary school science and mathematics; and (c) to develop participants' practical ability to construct valid and reliable assessment tools. The course is practice-oriented, and towards its end participants will be required to apply the knowledge acquired in order to produce an assessment unit for a topic of their choice.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

  1. Apply basic principles in the field of classroom assessment for the purpose of writing and reviewing items for assessment.
  2. Distinguish between traditional and alternative methods for assessing students' learning in science and mathematics, and consider their appropriateness for evaluating various learning goals.
  3. Construct valid and reliable assessment tools for units within the secondary school curriculum.

Reading List

  1. בירנבוים, מ., (1997). חלופות בהערכת הישגים. תל-אביב: הוצאת רמות, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב
  2. וגנר, מ., (1991). יש מבחן! בניית מבחני הישגים והערכתם. ירושלים: מכון הנרייטה סאלד
  3. נוסינוביץ, ר., ודודי, ו., (2000). הערכה: אפשר גם אחרת. ירושלים: המרכז להוראת המדעים, האוניברסיטה העברית
  4. תמיר, פ., (1989). הערכת הישגים לימודיים במדעי הטבע. ירושלים: המרכז להוראת המדעים, האוניברסיטה העברית
  5. 5Kempa, R., (1986). Assessment in Science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  6. Stiggins, R .J., (1994). Student-Centered Classroom Assessment. New-York: Macmillan.
  7. הבנה בכוונה מחברים וויגנס ומקטאי בהוצאת ברנקו ויס

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