assessment of education

Graduate Certificate in Educational Assessment

The focus of this certificate program is to improve student learning by way of assessment. Teachers and other educators earning this certificate will understand what constitutes high quality educational assessment and will recognize the relations among assessment, motivation and student learning. Participants will be equipped to respond intelligently to the demands of government education policies, especially as they relate to assessment. They will become familiar with legal and ethical issues associated with educational assessment, will be able to analyze student assessment data from various sources and will be able to evaluate assessment research.

Career OpportunitiesOver the past decade, assessment has been increasingly recognized as an important factor in school improvement and student learning. Yet, there are few professionals with the expertise to help schools deal with varying assessment issues. This certificate will give teachers and educators the expertise to assume a key role in assessment education and respond intelligently to demands of state and federal education policies.

AccreditationThe EMU College of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and approved by the Michigan Department of Education for the preparation of educational personnel.

Program of StudyThe cohort-based program requires 18 graduate-credit hours of study and is designed to be completed in one year at EMU–Livonia. All credits earned can be applied toward EMU's Master of Arts in Educational Psychology.

• EDPS 626 Principles and Issues in Educational Assessment (3)
• EDPS 627 Designing Classroom Assessment (3)
• EDPS 628 Analyzing Student Learning (3)
• EDPS 667 Principles of Educational Research (3)
• EDPS 629 Assessment for School/Program Improvement (3)
• EDPS 688 Internship in Educational Psychology (3)

For More Information

Nelson Maylone, Ed.D.
Professor, Teacher Education
Eastern Michigan University
College of Education
313 Porter
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734.487.7120 x 2630

Alane Starko, Ph.D.
Professor, Teacher Education
Eastern Michigan University
College of Education
313 Porter
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734.487.7120 x 2616