ED-FPX5304B is the applied counterpart to 5304A: you take the assessment model you justified and build an actual assessment instrument — items, rubrics, administration plan — that's consistent with that model's principles. This guide explains what the design assessment expects and how academic support for ED-FPX5304B helps you carry the 5304A model through to a usable, defensible instrument.
Course Overview
This 0.5-credit course mirrors the 5300A/5300B applied pairing, but for assessment: you design concrete assessment components (items or tasks, scoring rubrics, administration procedures) that are traceable back to the specific model justified in 5304A, along with an implementation plan addressing practical considerations like timing and accommodations.
Common Assessment Focus Areas
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1Assessment Design and Implementation Plan
Design of a complete assessment instrument (items/tasks, scoring rubric, administration procedures) consistent with the model selected in the prior course, plus an implementation plan addressing practical considerations such as timing, accommodations, and how results will be used.
How We Help With ED-FPX5304B
- Carrying the assessment model from 5304A through consistently into item/task design and scoring rubric structure
- Writing assessment items or performance tasks that genuinely measure the intended learning outcomes, not just superficially related content
- Designing a scoring rubric with clear, distinct performance levels that raters could apply consistently
- Addressing practical implementation details — timing, accommodations, administration conditions — that rubrics commonly require
- APA 7 formatting and citation of assessment design and educational measurement sources
Common Challenges in This Course
The most common issue is a disconnect between the model selected in 5304A and what's actually designed in 5304B — for example, justifying authentic/performance-based assessment in 5304A but then designing a multiple-choice test in 5304B. Another frequent gap is a vague or incomplete scoring rubric that doesn't clearly differentiate performance levels, which undermines the validity argument the assessment design is supposed to make. Strong submissions also address accommodations and administration logistics, not just the assessment content itself.
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ED-FPX5304B FAQ
Most rubrics accept a representative set of items or tasks (with a complete rubric) rather than requiring an exhaustive, full-length instrument — check your specific instructions.
Yes — 5304B is designed to implement the model you justified in 5304A; switching models without explanation creates inconsistency the rubric will flag.
Clear, distinct performance-level descriptors that a different rater could apply consistently to the same student work.
5304C shifts focus to analyzing assessment data for decision making, using the kind of instrument designed in 5304B.
Yes — one assessment scored at distinguished, proficient, basic, or non-performance against defined competencies.