This course is a part of "Year 1 Semester 2 E-Learning Course for Teacher Educators - Pre-service Teacher Education Programme".

Year 1 Semester 2 E-Learning Course for Teacher Educators - Pre-service Teacher Education Programme is organised into the following modules:

• Module 1: Learning Outcomes, Success Criteria and SMART Learning Outcomes
• Module 2: Planning Effective Teaching
• Module 3: Inclusive Practice in the Classroom
• Module 4: Assessment Approaches
• Module 5: Inclusive Assessment and Assessment Rubrics

In this course, we will study Module 4, which covers the following topics. 

Module 4

Module 4.1. Assessment and Learning Outcomes

• The continuum of assessment approaches
• Relationship between assessment, learning outcomes, and learning
• Continuous assessment

Module 4.2. Type of Assessment Tasks

• Open and closed assessment approaches 
• How to set assessment tasks.

After completing this course, teacher educators will be better equipped with the competencies to effectively deliver the Pre-service Teacher Education Year 1 Semester 2 curriculum.

By completing this course, teacher educators will be able to

• distinguish between different assessment approaches and purposes of assessment;
• explain the relationship between assessment, learning outcomes, and teaching activities;  
• assess the validity of assessment choices for different subject areas;
• discuss the differences between open and closed assessment tasks; and 
• develop open and closed assessment tasks.