ED 5016 Foundations of Higher Ed

 
For this assignment, you will begin constructing your course project,  the Assessment and Evaluation of Learning Plan. Your project will not  be just a paper about assessment, but a real-world, on-the-job,  practical plan that you are encouraged to propose for implementation  either in your current position or in the future.
First, keeping in mind that you will be proposing this plan to  decision-makers who will consider whether to implement your plan, you  will develop an introduction that concisely summarizes the program,  course, department, or experience that you have selected for your course  project. The introduction will also describe how you propose to apply  the cycle of assessment to your plan to assess the learning outcomes of  students or trainees in a specific learning situation.
Then you will present the first three sections of the actual proposed assessment plan:

The learning goals that students are to achieve. 
The means of measuring their achievement of the goals. 
The standards and/or targets to define successful achievement.

Each of these sections will be followed by an explanation of the  reasons—your rationale—for the decisions you made for the sections of  the proposed plan. Your explanations must be well supported by the  required course readings, because when we develop assessment, we  establish our credibility by using and citing authoritative sources.
Instructions
Construct the following components of your Assessment and  Evaluation of Learning Plan to assess the learning outcomes of students  or trainees in a specific learning situation and the rationale for the  decisions you make for each of the components. Use and cite the readings  to support your claims in the rationale sections. Provide a list of  references from the readings that you use. Be sure to apply the  submission requirements described below.
First, write a concise summary of the program, course, department,  or experience that you have selected, keeping in mind how much  information the decision-maker to whom you will present your proposed  plan needs. In addition, describe how the cycle of assessment will be  applied to the proposed plan.
Under the heading “Learning Goals,” present the learning goals that  the students or trainees are to achieve. Then, under the sub-heading  “Rationale for Learning Goals,” present a rationale for your goals,  using and citing the readings.
Under the next heading, “Assessment Instruments,” present the types  of assessment instruments (the means of measuring the outcomes of the  assessment) that the students or trainees will complete. Then, under the  sub-heading “Rationale for Assessment Instruments,” present a rationale  for the assessment instruments, explaining how using those instruments  are appropriate to measure achievement of the learning goals and using  and citing the readings.
Under the final heading, which might be “Setting Standards,”  “Setting Benchmarks,” “Setting Targets,” or some combination of these or  similar terms, present your recommendations for interpreting the  results of the assessment. Then, under the sub-heading “Rationale for  Setting Standards” (or whichever term you selected), present a rationale  for your decisions, using and citing the readings.
Do not add a conclusion, for the remaining components of your  Assessment and Evaluation of Learning Plan will follow these components.
Submission Requirements
Your submission should meet the following requirements:

Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Paper, resources, and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
Length: 4–7 pages, double-spaced with headings and sub-headings.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 points.