This course on education assessment draws upon Indigenous perspectives and prepares students to create their own assessment models based on an Indigenous paradigm. Educational assessment occurs in many forms. Educators and administrators must determine how they will use assessment as a tool for growth and change. Within any educational context key stakeholders must assess programs, departments, and student learning. The first step for each educator is to assess the educational context that they operate within. For Indigenous peoples, assessment may be bound by specific world views, historic contexts, and socio-economic conditions. The goals of any assessment can be created within the circle of a group of stakeholders who seek achieve specific outcomes. For this course, students will develop models to assess their specific educational context both individually and as part of a team. This course is organized around the examination of four foundational questions: ¿ What is the educational context of your work? ¿ How does your work impact Indigenous education? ¿ What is Indigenous assessment? ¿ How will you assess your learning community using an Indigenous paradigm?
P: FNED 800
Fall Only.