Assessment Design
[WLOs: 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Over the last five weeks, your assignments have been preparing you for this final paper. As you compile this paper from your previous assignments, you will realize that what you have been doing is a reflection of backward design planning.
Prepare
Review Section 1.10: Self-Assessment in your text.
Read Examining the Impact of Self-Assessment With the Use of Rubrics on Primary School Students’ Performance.
Read Using Rubrics in Student Self-Assessment: Student Perceptions in the English as a Foreign Language Writing Context.
Review your instructor’s feedback on all assignments from Weeks 1 through 4. Read the summative comments within Waypoint as well as all other comments. Often, instructors will leave embedded comments directly in your paper.
Integrate any corrections or revisions recommended by your instructor as you work through each component of this assignment.
Download the required EDU645 Assessment Design Final Paper Template.
Research at least one scholarly source that will support your analysis for the final part of this paper. Refer to the Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table for clarification on source types.
Watch the Week 6 Assessment Design Final Assignment Overview
For support on using Folio, UAGC’s ePortfolio tool, view the Setting Up and Using Folio and Getting a Link to a Project in Folio guides.
Write
In your paper, use the following outline as you structure and complete your Assessment Design Final Paper:
Part 1 – Identify Desired Results.
Review your instructor feedback provided for Part 1 – Identify Desired Results that you completed in Week 1.
Revise Part 1 – Identify Desired Results based on your instructor feedback.
Part 2 – Determine Acceptable Evidence
Review your instructor feedback provided for Part 2 – Determine Acceptable Evidence that you completed in Week 2.
Revise Part 2 – Determine Acceptable Evidence based on your instructor feedback.
Part 3 – Test Questions
Review your instructor feedback provided for Part 3 – Test Questions that you completed in Week 3.
Revise Part 3 –Test Questions based on your instructor feedback.
Part 4 – Data Analysis and Feedback
Review your instructor feedback provided for Part 4 – Data Analysis that you completed in Week 4.
Revise Part 4 – Data Analysis based on your instructor feedback.
Part 5 – Reflection
Evaluate the benefits of having learners self-assess their own work by providing at least two well developed
This section should be at least two
Provide evidence from your readings or scholarly sources to support your
Using the chart found in the template, you will perform your own self-assessment of your final paper by completing the following:
Access the rubric for your final
Assess your level of proficiency for each
Provide a rationale or reason for the proficiency level you selected and reference the rubric criteria in developing your
Consider changes you have made based on the feedback you have received from your instructor over the last five weeks in this course.
Write an introduction and conclusion for your final assignment.
The Assessment Design final paper
Must have a complete Part 5 – Reflection, Conclusion, and References in the EDU645 Week 6 Assessment Design Final Paper Template.
Must integrate all instructor feedback from all assignments into the final paper.
Must be formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions and Writing a Thesis Statement, refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least four scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources that were published within the last five to eight years in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library Research tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
