2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

EDUC3809 Assessing Children's Learning

10 creditsClass Size: 100

Module manager: Mr Innocent Tasara
Email: I.Tasara@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module will introduce you to the theoretical ideas underpinning the assessment of children across both primary and secondary schools. You will examine different types of assessment, e.g., verbal questioning and formal testing, and consider the effectiveness of these different types. You will examine critically the rationale for the national system of assessing children’s progress along with how the data from school assessments is used, e.g. to measure teachers’ performance.

Objectives

The module focuses on:
- the purpose of assessments in schools
- the different types of assessment that are used
- the national system of testing in English schools and some international comparisons
- what the assessment of pupils in schools tells us about how well different groups attain and why

Learning outcomes
On completion of the module students should:
- understand the purposes of assessment
- know and understand the different types of assessments used in schools
- have a critical understanding of the national system for assessment
- know and understand why different groups of pupils have different levels of attainment

Syllabus

Indicative content:
- - the purpose of assessment in schools
- theoretical perspectives – validity and reliability
- forms of assessment - formative assessment and feedback (assessment for learning), summative assessment (testing and exams)
- the national statutory framework for assessment
- how assessment outcomes and data are used in schools, e.g., to track pupils’ progress and to identify under-performing groups
- how assessment outcomes and data are used at a national level, e.g., to make judgments on the effectiveness of schools

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Private study hours			89.00
Total Contact hours			11.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

Private study and independent learning will be in the form of reading and examination of assessment data in preparation for sessions and in preparing the module assignment.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Monitoring of students’ progress will be via:
- attendance at sessions
- contribution to seminars
- reading of draft assignments

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	Analysis of national pupil performance data - 2000 word equivalent	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 08/05/2019

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