Student Assessment: Process and Execution
I originally designed this guide for Marshall
School teachers (5-12) while serving on the Teacher
Assessment Committee in 2000-2001, but it can be used
by college and university faculty as well as K-12. By
following each step, you will create a student assessment
plan customized to your needs. While some of the tasks
may seem self-evident, they are all necessary to create
a valid assessment.
In addition, there are Rubrics and other Authentic
Assessment Tools listed on the Resource
Page.
STEP 1: Describe the learning context
Considering the subject area, difficulty, constraints,
student information, and other characteristics of the
course or activity will set the frame of reference for
all subsequent planning decisions in a student assessment.
Use Worksheet A to help describe
your learning context.
View a completed example of Worksheet A .
STEP 2: Identify stakeholders and their needs
Explore your goals as the instructor, the department
or university’s objectives, and especially the characteristics
and needs of the students in order to clearly determine
your assessment purpose and learning objectives of the
course or activity. Use Worksheet B to help identify
your stakeholder needs.
View a completed example of Worksheet B.
STEP
3: Create the learning objectives
Identifying clear objectives for the course or activity
helps determine how to conduct the assessment. These
objectives are statements that describe the knowledge,
skills, or behaviors students are expected to learn
by the end of a course or activity.
STEP 4: Determine how you will use the results
Determine whether you will use your assessments to
informally monitor student work, provide feedback, document
progress, or to formally evaluate student knowledge.
Decide how frequently you would like to conduct student
assessment. Try to identify at least three points: one
early in the semester, one midway, and one near the
end of the semester. This will help you monitor student
progress and make any adjustments that might be necessary.
How you use assessments and how frequently you use them
will help you determine which assessment method(s) to
use.
STEP 5: Create an assessment plan
The assessment plan is a detailed description of how
to implement the assessment and can be displayed in
a separate document or within the course syllabus. The
plan includes the course learning objectives, assessment
points, the assessment method(s) that will be used,
and performance criteria for each method (view example). Use the method
selection tool to help you determine the best assessment
method(s) for your course or activity.
Bibliography
Click here to view the rubrics4assessment.net
Bibliography
Bibliography
Click here to view the rubrics4assessment.net
Bibliography
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