Assessment history and complexities
Principles of assessment and the assessment process
Evaluating and critiquing assessments
Assessment documentation
Designing agency-specific assessments
Assessments used by allied health professions
Language and culture considerations in the assessment process
Assessments for specific client groups
In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as lecture, class discussions, small group work, and student presentations.
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course. This is a graded course.
Typical means of evaluation would include a combination of:
Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in a course as part of a student’s grade performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the instructor’s course outline and allowed for in the course curriculum guideline.
This course may have an assignment that has been identified as part of the TR Department Research Framework and therefore the assignment must be passed at a minimum of a C (60%) level in order for a student to achieve a C (60%) final grade in the course. Each course outline will clearly identify these research framework assignments if relevant.
All students in the Therapeutic Recreation program, both diploma and degree students, are required to attain a minimum of 60% (C letter grade) in all courses utilized for credit towards a Diploma and/or Degree in Therapeutic Recreation in order to progress in the program.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.
| Institution | Transfer details for THRT 4901 |
|---|---|
| Athabasca University (AU) | AU HSRV 3XX (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | No credit |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | No credit |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU HKIN 1XX (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | No credit |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | No credit |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | No credit |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV KPE 3XX (1) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | No credit |