and helps students to reconceptualize the use of assessment for improving instruction and learning in the classroom. The emphasis throughout the course is on the practical, yet critical issues of assessment in education, related to the following areas: (1) Public debate over testing and assessments; (2) Relation of assessment to instruction; (3) Purposes of classroom assessment; (4) Issues related to accommodating the needs of exceptional students; (5) Use and misuse of assessment; (6) Equity and fairness issues in assessment; and (7) Use of assessment for educational research. The course encourages students to integrate their knowledge of and experiences with specific subject domains (eg., math, science, language arts, or second language education) into classroom discussions and course projects. CTL1799 H Special Topics in Curriculum: Master's Level: Metacognition and Science Education This course will be organized in an action research format. The principal focus is to explore, develop and evaluate curriculum materials and strategies for secondary school science that help students become more dependent and self-directed as learners. CTL1799 H Special Topics in Curriculum: Master's Level A course designed to permit the study of a specific area of curriculum or instruction not already covered in the courses listed for the current year. (This course does not fulfil the purpose of CTL1798, which in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning is normally conducted on a tutorial basis.) CTL1799 H Special Topics in Curriculum: Master's Level: The Visual Arts as a Teaching/Learning Strategy The visual arts as experience and language greatly influence the