SZ6646 Educational and Psychological Assessment in Teaching Practice

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jana Kratochvílová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Kohoutek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Táňa Fikarová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Obrovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Eva Trnová, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jarmila Bradová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. David Havelka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Pospíšil, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (assistant)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Vlčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jana Kratochvílová, Ph.D.
Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Jana Kratochvílová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Education – Faculty of Education (50,00 %), Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education (50,00 %)
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SZ6646/01: Fri 9. 10. 13:00–16:50 učebna 22, Fri 13. 11. 12:00–15:50 učebna 37, Fri 11. 12. 13:00–14:50 učebna 39, J. Bradová, D. Havelka
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!NOWANY( SZ6046 Educational and Psychology Assessment in Teaching Practice (Exercise) )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to enable future teachers to experience chosen methods of pedagogical-psychological diagnostics applied on themselves and in specific school applications. The goal is to be able to work with information that is available in the course of instruction and at school and also be capable of gaining additional data that is relevant to an understanding of individual learning specifics of a particular pupil, screening for common issues and work with the class as a group. This is a follow-up course, preceded by more narrowly designed course in undergraduate studies. Students learn to work with data available at school in a reliable a valid way to make decisions and changes in teaching and maintainance or development of successful teaching (evidence bassed instruction). They learn to identify indicators of potential issues, use available data and gain necessary data by learning to choose appropriate tool, to evaluate data and interpret it, to propose measures and to evaluate them. Based on the data they learn to decide on differentiation and individualization in teaching, expert support, evaluation of the effectiveness of their practice. They learn to communicate results to colleagues, pupils, parents and experts.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes: On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- explain basic approaches of diagnosing school-aged children in the class (or group of children) and at school.
- formulate an objective of comprehensive diagnostic procedure, select appropriate diagnostic tools and information resources.
- construct a didactic test or more extensive questionnaire.
- analyze the data using basic techniques, interpret results, present it orally and in writing in an understandable way to colleagues, pupils and parents and suggest implementation and action at an individual level.
Syllabus
  • Lecture No. 1, seminar No. 1 (taught by a psychologist)
  • Lecture:
  • The use of diagnostics and its goals in various areas of teacher's work. Counseling system in education. Cooperation with experts when diagnosing students and finding appropriate measures to support their learning and development. Ethics in the diagnostic process, ethics of working with results. Self-diagnostics in teacher's work.
  • Seminar:
  • Assignment of a portfolio task and requirements for completing the course. An example of inspiring practice and working with it: analysis of the process, cooperation, result and measures. Work with results and their communication (individual specificity).
  • Lecture No. 2, Seminar No. 2 (taught by a pedagogue)
  • Lecture:
  • Diagnosis of pupils' results. Approaches to diagnosing students' learning difficulties. Formative assessment and assessment for/as learning . Student preconcepts and misconcepts (concept cartoons, concept maps).
  • Seminar: Diagnosing students' difficulties in practice. Preparation of the oral exam.
  • Lecture No. 3, seminar No. 3 (taught by a pedagogue)
  • Diagnosis of pupils' results. School didactic tests (creation, operational structure of the task in relation to the objectives, examples of good and worse items, results and classification). Use of tests for formative assessment. Strategies for oral and written examination.
  • Seminar:
  • Creation of a didactic test or oral exam and evaluation criteria.
  • Lecture No. 4, seminar No. 4 (taught by a psychologist)
  • Lecture:
  • Diagnostics of pupils' behavior, diagnostics of problematic behavior: observation, diagnostics of interaction, self-assessment of pupils. Individual educational plan. The role of the teacher as a contact person in case of behavioral problems, cooperation with the school counseling center and other specialists (psychologist, psychotherapist, educational care center, etc.) and work with the recommendations of specialists. Cooperation with parents. Pupil support in the classroom. Problem prevention, intervention and prevention.
  • Seminar:
  • Work with diagnostic methods (observation, interview, analysis of activity products, projective methods), and tools. Creation of an individual educational plan.
Literature
    required literature
  • Standards for educational and psychological testing. Washington: American Educational Research Association, 2014, ix, 230. ISBN 9780935302356. info
  • KUBISZYN, Tom. Educational testing and measurement : classroom application and practice. Edited by Gary D. Borich. 9th ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2010, xv, 495. ISBN 9780470522813. info
    recommended literature
  • The SAGE international handbook of educational evaluation. Edited by Katherine E. Ryan - J. Bradley Cousins. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2009, xx, 587. ISBN 9781412940689. info
  • SCHEERENS, J., Cees A. W. GLAS and Sally THOMAS. Educational evaluation, assessment, and monitoring : a systemic approach. London: Taylor & Francis, 2003, xv, 438. ISBN 9789026519598. info
    not specified
  • BROOKHART, Susan M. and Anthony J. NITKO. Educational assessment of students. Eighth edition. NY: Pearson, 2019, xiv, 535. ISBN 9780134807072. info
  • NITKO, Anthony J. and Susan M. BROOKHART. Educational assessment of students. Sixth edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2014, ii, 482. ISBN 9781292041025. info
Teaching methods
lecture, seminar
Assessment methods
The criteria for the course-unit credit: the portfolio of tasks: implementation of diagnostic activities. Creation of a particular tasks.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2020, recent)
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