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Qualities of Good Assessments  
  • The focus of the assessment is the essential content and skills of the curriculum.
  • The objectives of the assessment are clearly defined and are linked to the essentials.
  • The assessment provides the students an opportunity to demonstrate mastery of the essentials.
  • The structure of the assessment provides for the students to respond according to their levels of learning.
  • The assessment measures the students knowledge of the essential content and not the ability of the student to understand the assessment itself.

Differentiated Assessment  
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Assessments come in a variety of formats. Tests, quizzes, essays, projects and simulations are just a few. Learn how to differentiate assessments for learners of all types and levels, including K-12, special needs, and gifted students.

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Rubrics  

DisciplineA rubric is a educational tool that contains categories that define and describe the important components of the work being completed, critiqued, or assessed. Each category contains a gradation of levels of completion or competence with a score assigned to each level and a clear description of what criteria need to be met to attain the score at each level. Learn more about using and developing rubrics. Also explore a collection of online rubrics and rubric makers.

 
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Grading  

Assessments come in a variety of formats. Tests, quizzes, essays, projects and simulations are just a few. Learn how to differentiate assessments for learners of all types and levels, including K-12, special needs, and gifted students.

 
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Helpful Links  

Classroom Assessment >>> - The Florida Center for Instructional Technology provides a complete guide for classroom assessments. Learn the basic concepts along with how to develop and implement the proper assessment for each task.

Teaching Tips Index >>> - A terrific resource of information from the educational department at Honolulu, Hawaii. It includes a variety of topics regarding instructional strategies.

Authentic Assessments >>> - Created by Jon Mueller, the Authentic Assessment Toolbox is a how-to hypertext on creating authentic tasks, rubrics and standards for measuring and improving student learning.

Linking Classroom Assessment with Student Learning >>> - Classroom assessment is among an instructor’s most essential educational tools. This publication by Educational Testing Service (ETS) will help teachers learn to properly developed and interpret assessments in order to better understand what their students are learning.

Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation >>> - This paper by Barbara M. Moskal provides a set of recommendations for developing classroom performance assessments and scoring rubrics similar to the sets of recommendations for multiple choice tests provided in this journal by Frary (1995) and Kehoe (1995a, 1995b).

Classroom Assessment Practices >>> - This article by the NEA discusses aligning classroom assessments with State/Local student standards.

 

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