EDML 603 - Assessment and Evaluation of Students in Multilingual/Multicultural Contexts

Units: 3

Investigates a variety of theories and approaches (formal, informal, individual/group, holistic, and analytical) for identifying student learning needs, assessing the development of primary and second languages, and assessing achievement in content areas in the primary and second language. The following principles are the focus of this course: 1 the nature and purpose of primary- and second-language assessment measures; 2 the nature and purpose of assessment measures in content areas; (3) limitations of test instruments, and procedures (e.g., issues and problems of test equivalence, cultural, and linguistic bias); and (4) various approaches to assessment (e.g., performance-based assessment traditional measures, such as norm-referenced and standardized tests, authentic assessment, and portfolio assessment). Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of Program Coordinator.