ASSEMBLIES OF GOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY MSS 630 CE 627 Instruction and Assessment in Theological Education Billie Davis Fall 2001 COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE DESCRIPTION A study of teaching and evaluation principles strategies and methods appropriate in the Bible institute college context with a special consideration of multicultural adaptations Basic concepts structure and content of course plans syllabi and lesson plans are examined and explained Various teaching methods and techniques are demonstrated and analyzed Testing and other evaluation methods are presented and discussed COURSE OBJECTIVES 1 Students will express understanding and appreciation in regard to the teacher pastor role in theological education and will be able to make cultural adaptations 2 Students will be able to prepare appropriate course plans syllabi lesson plans and evaluation instruments for courses in a Bible institute college in various cultural environments 3 Students will be able to develop a repertoire of teaching methods and techniques 4 Students will be able to use elements of information technology in instruction TEXTBOOKS Required Davis Barbara Gross Tools for Teaching San Francisco Jossey Bass 1993 Lowman Joseph Mastering the Techniques of Teaching San Francisco Jossey Bass 1995 Yount William Created to Learn Nashville Broadman Holman 1996 COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1 Attend regularly and participate in classroom activities 2 Read carefully the textbooks 3 Complete a term project as follows Develop a course plan including a syllabus for a course to be taught at a Bible institute college Develop a presentation such as Power Point for a session of your course Write detailed lesson plans for three class sessions of the course you are developing Compile two exams for the course 4 Final exam Thursday December 13 2001 at 7 30 AM Specific guidelines for the project will be provided in classroom activities Due dates will be specified for each segment A calendar of readings topics for discussion and classroom plans will be supplied MSS CE 627 Instruction and Assessment in Theological Education Davis Page 2 GRADING PROCEDURES Participation and Reading Final Exam Project Course plan 10 Classroom presentation 10 Lesson plans 3 30 Examinations 2 20 15 15 70 The final grade may be lowered If work is submitted late If more than three class sessions are missed GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESS IN THIS COURSE Attend regularly and never be late to class Read assigned textbook portions before they are to be discussed in class Schedule a regular time for study Participate actively in class discussion Think Express doubts and ideas Ask questions Listen to classmates Contribute from your own background Help make the class a learning community Feel free to ask the professor for help or further information SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Airasian Peter W Classroom Assessment 2 ed New York McGraw Hill 1994 Angelo Thomas A and K Patricia Cross Classroom Assessment Techniques A Handbook for College Teachers 2 ed San Francisco Jossey Bass 1993 Bigge Morris L and S Samuel Shermis Learning Theories for Teachers 5 ed New York Harper Collins 1992 MSS CE 627 Instruction and Assessment in Theological Education Davis Page 3 Bradfield James and H Stewart Moredock Measurement and Evaluation in Education New York Macmillian 1957 Brembeck Cole S and Timothy Thompson New Strategies for Educational Development Lexington MA Lexington Books 1973 Cross K Patricia Adults As Learners San Francisco Jossey Bass 1981 Davis Barbara Gross Tools for Teaching San Francisco Jossey Bass 1993 Downie N M Fundamentals of Measurement 2 ed New York Oxford University Press 1967 Driscoll Margaret Web Based Training Using Technology to Design Adult Learning Experiences San Francisco Jossey Bass 1998 Duane James ed Individualized Instruction Programs and Materials Englewood Cliffs NJ Educational Technology Publications 1973 Duffy Donna Killian and Janet Wright Jones Teaching Within the Rhythms of the Semester San Francisco Jossey Bass 1995 Eble Kenneth E The Craft of College Teaching 2 ed San Francisco Jossey Bass 1988 Erwin T Dary Assessing Student Learning and Development San Francisco Jossey Bass 1991 Espich James and Bill Williams Developing Programmed Instructional Materials Palo Alto CA Fearon 1967 Evans Alice Frazier Robert A Evans and David A Roozen eds The Globalization of Theological Education Maryknoll NY Orbis Books 1993 Fairhurst Alice M and Lisa L Fairhurst Effective Teaching Effective Learning Making the Personality Connection in Your Classroom Palo Alto CA Davies Black Publishing 1995 Gangel Kenneth O and Howard G Hendricks The Christian Educator s Handbook on Teaching Wheaton IL Victor Books SP Publications Inc 1988 Gangel Kenneth O and James C Wilhoit The Christian Educator s Handbook on Adult Education Wheaton IL Victor Books 1993 Gipps Caroline V Beyond Testing London Falmer Press 1994 MSS CE Instruction and Assessment in Theological Education Davis Page 4 Hall Brandon Web Based Training Cookbook New York John Wiley Sons 1997 Howard Gary R We Can t Teach What We Don t Know White Teachers Multiracial Schools In the Multicultural Education Series James A Banks ed New York Teacher s College Press 1999 Issler Klaus and Ronald Habermas How We Learn Grand Rapids Baker Book House 1994 Jacobs Lucy C and Clinton I Chase Developing and Using Tests Effectively San Francisco Jossey Bass 1992 Joyce Bruce and Marsha Weil Models of Teaching 3 ed Boston Allyn and Bacon 1986 Katz Daniel and Robert Kahn Social Psychology of Organization 2 ed New York John Wiley and Sons 1978 Kemp Jerrold E Planeamiento Didactico Mexico Editorial Diana 1972 Kinsler F Ross The Extension Movement in Theological Education rev ed Pasadena William Carey Library 1981 Klausmeier H and W Goodwin Learning and Human Abilities 4 ed New York Harper and Row 1975 Kruse Kevin and Jason Keil Technology Based Training The Art and Science of Design Development and Delivery San Francisco Jossey Bass 2000 Lee William W and Diana L Owens Multimedia Based Instructional Design San Francisco Jossey Bass 2000 LeFever Marlene D Creative Teaching Methods Elgin IL David C Cook 1985 Lowman Joseph Mastering the Techniques of Teaching 2 ed San Francisco Jossey Bass 1995 Mager Fearon Preparing Instructional Objectives 2 rev ed Belmont CA D S Lake 1984 Maier Norman Problem Solving Discussion and Conferences Leadership Methods and Skills New York McGraw Hill 1963 Mayers Marvin K The Missionary as Cross Cultural Educator in Missionaries