HHD 3598 - DIRECTED STUDY IN APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Back to Departments Educational Foundations, Organizations, and Policy (EFOP) Health and Human Development (HHD) Teaching, Learning, and Leading (TLL) Courses by Department EDUC | EFOP | FTDG | HHD | PEDC | PSYED | SMSG | TLL | Online Courses | Schedule of Classes HHD 3598 - DIRECTED STUDY IN APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 1.0 - 6.0 Federal and state reforms in recent decades have focused on the establishment of standards and assessments as means of improving teaching and learning and closing the achievement gap between more and less privileged students. Reforms such as no child left behind, the common core state standards, and the federal race to the top competition have resulted in a proliferation of standards and high-stakes tests, and have been accompanied by both desirable and undesirable changes in school and district practices. In this course we will explore the debates surrounding these various standards and assessment reforms. The topics this course will address include the use of assessments to lever instructional change, the assumptions about learning that underpin different types of assessments and test-based accountability, and research investigating the influence of high-stakes testing on instruction and learning. This course also will consider research pertaining to high-stakes teacher evaluation including value-added models, pay for performance, and direct assessment of teaching quality. Recent and Upcoming InstructorsTom AkivaSummer 2022 (2227)Fall 2022 (2231)Summer 2023 (2237)Fall 2023 (2241)Summer 2024 (2247)Fall 2024 (2251)Heather J. BachmanSpring 2022 (2224)Summer 2022 (2227)Fall 2022 (2231)Spring 2023 (2234)Summer 2023 (2237)Fall 2023 (2241)Spring 2024 (2244)Summer 2024 (2247)Fall 2024 (2251)Thomas W. FarmerSpring 2022 (2224)Spring 2023 (2234)Spring 2024 (2244)Brian GallaSpring 2022 (2224)Spring 2022 (2224)Summer 2022 (2227)Spring 2023 (2234)Spring 2023 (2234)Summer 2023 (2237)Spring 2024 (2244)Spring 2024 (2244)Summer 2024 (2247)Mary Margaret KerrFall 2022 (2231)Fall 2023 (2241)Fall 2024 (2251)Xu QinSummer 2022 (2227)Summer 2023 (2237)Summer 2024 (2247)Leigh Patel StevensSpring 2022 (2224)Spring 2023 (2234)Spring 2024 (2244)Ming-Te WangSpring 2022 (2224)Spring 2023 (2234)Spring 2024 (2244)Shannon (she/her) WanlessSpring 2022 (2224)Summer 2022 (2227)Fall 2022 (2231)Spring 2023 (2234)Summer 2023 (2237)Fall 2023 (2241)Spring 2024 (2244)Summer 2024 (2247)Fall 2024 (2251)