Formative classroom assessment advances learning by providing feedback to teachers and students about learning attainment. The course focuses on how evidences of learning can be collected through classroom formative assessment and evaluated by teachers for instructional purposes. Students will explore new assessment approaches capable of collecting data on learning across STEM content areas and Bloom’s cognitive levels. The class will explore new information infrastructures that support student learning and classroom assessment. The roles of teachers and learners in supporting assessment of this kind will be discussed.

CILO-1: Describe the roles of classroom assessments. CILO-2: Design and evaluate various types of classroom assessments. CILO-3: Use the knowledge of constellations to observe the star patterns at night in daily life CILO-4: Work effectively within teams.