EDCI 728 - Understanding Instruction and Assessment to Improve Learning

3 Hour(s) Credit
Explores foundational psychological concepts through current research on teaching practices. Examines the intersection of neuroscience and educational practices. Investigates contrasting theories of learning and their utility for explaining and addressing educational problems. Provides advanced study of assessment for the reflective practitioner to collect, critique and utilize a broad range of assessment data to improve instruction and learning. Builds understandings of the diverse types of assessment data that can inform and support differentiated learning. Develops critical reflection on potential biases and benefits of various assessment tools and how those tools can be best used to make effective instructional decisions.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Admission to Ed.D. program, EDCI 700.