The role and relevance of diagnostic assessments and their importance as scaffolding tools are discussed in this e-course, along with their diagnostic, prescriptive implications. Identification of students’ strengths and weaknesses as they inform focused instructional strategy for improved teaching is the higher goal in this engaging workshop.

Objectives:

  • Develop working knowledge about diagnostic assessments.
  • Understand the role and relevance of prior knowledge and scaffolding in the diagnostic assessment process.
  • Use diagnostic tools to inform instructional strategy for improved student performance.
  • Understand how diagnostic assessments work into a differentiated curriculum.