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  1. EDU 645 ASH Tutorial / edu645dotcom

  2. EDU 645 ASH Tutorial EDU 645 Entire Course (Ash) EDU 645 Week 1 Assignment Response to Intervention (Ash) • EDU 645 Week 1 • Assessment Crisis. Watch the video “Linda Darling-Hammond on Competing Internationally.” Then, explain the current crisis in America with regards to education and assessment. What do you think the cause(s) of this crisis might be? What are the possible implications? Explain your reasoning. • Response to Intervention. What is the purpose of the response-to-intervention (RTI) approach? What are the benefits of this approach? What are the challenges? Can you think of any way to overcome these challenges? Why is it important to intervene early in a student’s learning experience?

  3. EDU 645 ASH Tutorial EDU 645 Week 1 DQ 1 Assessment Crisis (Ash) EDU 645 Week 1 DQ 2 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and High-Stakes • EDU 645 Week 1 • Assessment Crisis. Watch the video “Linda Darling-Hammond on Competing Internationally.” Then, explain the current crisis in America with regards to education and assessment. What do you think the cause(s) of this crisis might be? What are the possible implications? Explain your reasoning. • Conduct research on NCLB using the web and the Ashford library, and develop a cohesive and research-based argument for or against NCLB based on the position you’ve been assigned. Then, respond to at least two peers of the opposite group with a critical evaluation of their argument. Comment on the accuracy and clarity of their post and ask follow-up questions if needed. Your response should be based on your research and not on your opinion

  4. EDU 645 ASH Tutorial EDU 645 Week 1 Journal Formative and Summative Assessment EDU 645 Week 2 Assignment Learning Outcomes (Ash) • Formative and Summative Assessment. Compare and contrast formative and summative assessment. What is the purpose of each, as it relates to learning? How might an educator use each to reflect on his or her teaching strategies? • Once you have written your learning outcomes, post a link to your blog within a Word document. Then, upload that Word document to two locations: • a. Classroom Assignment Basket • b. Doc Sharing feature at the top of the classroom

  5. EDU 645 ASH Tutorial EDU 645 Week 2 DQ 1 Two Classroom Measurement Problems (Ash) EDU 645 Week 2 DQ 2 Three-Stage Model • EDU 645 Week2 • Two Classroom Measurement Problems. What do the authors say are the two general problems encountered in classroom measurement? How are these two problems similar to each other? Explain why it is important to surmount these challenges, and brainstorm strategies for overcoming them. • Three-Stage Model of Classroom Measurement. What do the authors mean in saying “any good classroom test begins with your objectives” (Kubiszyn&Borich, 2010)? Doyouagreeordisagreewith this statement? Why or why not?

  6. EDU 645 ASH Tutorial EDU 645 Week 2 Journal Norm-Referenced EDU 645 Week 3 Assignment Test and Essay Items (Ash) • Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Tests. Explain the difference between norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests, and recall a time when you were asked to take one of each. Do you think either test supported your learning? Why or why not? If not, explain what you think could have helped it support your learning • Then, start a new post in your blog that explains your thought process and rationale behind the test items and essay item(s). Use the textbook to support your decisions. Once you have updated your blog with your test items and rationale, post a link to your blog within a Word document. Then, upload that Word document to the Classroom Assignment Basket.

  7. EDU 645 ASH Tutorial EDU 645 Week 3 DQ 1 Portfolio Assessment (Ash) EDU 645 Week 3 DQ 2 • Portfolio Assessment. Explain the three challenges to validity when using portfolios as assessments, and evaluate the benefits they offer to the learning experience. Respond to at least two of your classmates, offering substantive feedback on their evaluation of portfolios as learning tools. Do you agree with your classmates’ evaluations? Why or why not? • Explain the benefits and challenges of incorporating performance assessments, and evaluate their overall effectiveness in the classroom. Respond to at least two of your classmates with substantive feedback on their evaluation of this quote. Explain how your interpretation of this quote is similar and/or different

  8. EDU 645 ASH Tutorial EDU 645 Week 4 Assignment Analyzing and Improving EDU 645 Week 4 DQ 1 Item Analysis (Ash) • Analyzing and Improving a Test Using Statistics. In the online course, view the results for a hypothetical psychology test. Then, create a report with the following: • a. The mean score for each question. • b. The mean score for the entire test. • c. A graph that represents the scores for each question. • EDU 645 Week4 • Item Analysis. Explain quantitative item analysis and qualitative item analysis. What are their benefits to learning and assessment? What are the risks to learning and assessment if these types of analyses are not administered? Finally, provide two examples of imperfect test items for your peers to qualitatively analyze.

  9. EDU 645 ASH Tutorial EDU 645 Week 4 DQ 2 Marking (Ash) EDU 645 Week 4 Journal Marks • Marking. Why do the authors propose that marks only reflect academic achievement, and not other factors like effort or attitude? Could including factors like these in the marking data affect instructional decisions that need to be made? Explain. • Select one of the following prompts pertaining to marks and marking systems, for critical reflection: • § What do the authors mean when they say that “it’s all too tempting to use marks as vehicles to reach, or try to reach, other ends”? Do you agree with their perspective on this? Why or why not? What types of “ends” do you think educators might try to reach through marks, other than assessing learning?

  10. EDU 645 ASH Tutorial EDU 645 Week 5 Assignment Validity, EDU 645 Week 5 DQ 1 Correlation and Causality (Ash) • Learning Outcomes • a. Apply analytical skills and knowledge of literary analysis to reading and writing about poetry. (Literary Research) • b. Identify appropriate formulas for solving problems. (Introduction to Algebra) • c. Explain the five functions of management and their importance in organizations. (Management for Organizations) • d. Examine the perception of abnormal behaviors through the media. (Abnormal Psychology) • What are the potential dangers to assessment and learning when one mistakenly implies causality where only a correlation between two variables exists? Respond to at least two of your peers, providing feedback on their listed dangers of implying causality, and how these dangers can ultimately affect assessment, instruction, and learning.

  11. EDU 645 ASH Tutorial EDU 645 Week 5 DQ 2 Validity and Reliability (Ash) EDU 645 Week 5 Journal Accuracy and Error (Ash) • Then, post your mind map to the discussion forum, either as an attachment (for Word documents) or pasted link (for Mindmeister). View your classmates’ mind maps, and respond to at least two of them with constructive feedback. Select at least two pieces of information from their mind maps, and explain how they can be used to create better assessments. Each peer response should be between 100-150 words. • Accuracy and Error. The authors of your textbook state that “all tests and scores are imperfect and are subject to error” (Kubiszyn&Borich, 2010). What do they mean by this? Why is it important to recognize that there is no “perfect test”? Knowing this, what can you do to ensure that you obtain the most accurate assessment results as possible?

  12. EDU 645 ASH Tutorial EDU 645 Week 6 DQ 1 Standardized Testing (Ash) EDU 645 Week 6 Final paper (Ash) • In the discussion forum, summarize the article, and identify at least two advantages and two disadvantages to standardized testing, utilizing both the article and video in your post. Make sure to cite the article and explain where it can be located in the Ashford library. Respond to at least two of your classmates, brainstorming possible strategies or solutions to the disadvantages they listed in their posts. • Purpose and Learning Outcome: Describe the purpose of your assessment plan. Then, write a learning outcome that supports the purpose you have described. • Tip: This purpose must involve the learning of some knowledge or skill. • Tip: Refer back to Chapter 6 of your textbook for information on learning outcomes. • Assessment Context: Identify a task or a situation in which the learners will be able to demonstrate the knowledge or skills they have gained.

  13. EDU 645 ASH Tutorial EDU 645 Week 6 Summary (Ash) • Identify at least one concept that you had a hard time understanding at first, or still do not fully understand. Review your classmates’ posts, and respond to at least two of them. In each response, try to explain the concept that your classmate did not or does not understand.

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