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Notes 
1 
Although reasonable measures were taken to ensure inclusion of all available courses and course syllabi, 
there were instances when course syllabi could not be obtained for all teacher education programs. For 
example, Vancouver Island University, Concordia University, and Campus Saint Jean at the University 
of Alberta. Thus, the included course syllabi must be viewed as a sample of existing assessment 
education courses. 
2 
The exclusion of seven teacher education programs was beyond the researchers’ control where access to 
course syllabi was not provided. Three programs were under review and four programs were non-
responsive to researchers’ requests. 
Cheryl-Anne Poth, PhD, is a faculty member of the Center for Research in Applied Measurement and 
Evaluation within the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta. In this role, she 
teaches as well as coordinates the mandatory undergraduate classroom assessment course in the pre-
service teacher education program. Cheryl brings over a decade of experience including working as a 
teacher, evaluation consultant and researcher with school boards, post-secondary institutions, and 
Federal organizations in the areas of Educational programs and Health Services. She brings expertise in 
qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies.

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