Grading and Assessing in Primary Education

- Assessment and feedback as the basis of pupils' learning. Different purposes of assessment and the corresponding formats are discussed. Students learn how assessment can be an integrated part of teaching and what it means from the perspectives of learning theory and subject-specific teaching methodology.
- Assessment and evaluation are learnt hands-on through test design, learning promoting outcome formulations, individual development plans and grade-like assessment. Different forms of national guides on assessment such as the education agency's test portal and the national tests are treated. Also treated are the decisions that teachers need to take in the choice of assessment format.
- Exercises in how different assessment format can result in a final weighted appraisal.
- Exercises in communicating assessments made.
- The role of assessment in the follow-up on school goal fulfilment. Local, national and international knowledge measurements and their relation to follow-up and assessment.
- Assessment issues linked to different subject areas and educational levels.
- Aspects of class, gender, and ethnicity are problematised in relation to assessment.

Course content is related to an international as well as a historical context.

Progressive specialisation: A1N (has only first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Master's level

Admission requirements: Lower primary education specialisation: Completed courses LPGG01, LPGG02, LPGG13 and LPGG14, plus at least 45 ECTS credits completed for LPGG06, LPGG07, and LPGG08 Upper primary education specialisation: Completed courses LPGG01, LPGG02, and LPGG15 plus at least 45 ECTS credits completed for LPGG09, LPGG10 or LPGG19/LPG20/LPGKVM.

Selection:

Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.

This course is included in the following programme

• Primary Education Programme: x (studied during year 4)
• Primary Education Programme: Teaching in pre-school class and grades 1-3 (studied during year 4)
• Primary Education Programme (studied during year 5)