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Despite the importance of assessments in education today, few teachers receive much formal training in assessment design or analysis. A recent survey showed that fewer than half the states require competence in assessment for licensure as a teacher (Stiggins, 1999).  My hope is that teachers change both their view of assessments and their interpretation of results. Please view the links below to improve the quality of your classroom assessments and align the assessments with the state standards and your measurable objectives.

 

The benefits of assessment for both students and teachers will be boundless.

 

Assessments & Evaluations

 

The Nations Report Card

 

Definitions & Types of Assessments

·         A Helpful Power Point on Assessments

·         Norm-Referenced & Criterion-Referenced Tests

·         Glossary of Assessment Terms

·         Definition of Norm Referenced Tests

·         Criterion versus Norm Referenced Testing

·         Criterion and Norm Referenced Tests

·         CollegeBoard SAT  - Excellent NRT sample

·         Assessment, Measurement, Evaluation & Research

·         Why is Assessment Important

·         Intellectual, Social & Physical Assessments

·         Formative and Summative Assessments

 

Test Scores=Data

·         Poor Test Scores

·         Assessment Information

·         Assessing Student Performance

·         A Guide for Norm Referenced Test Scores (NRT)

·         How to Interpret NRT Scores

·         Why Teachers must be Data Experts

·         Using Data to Understand your Students

·         Using Data to Provide Feedback

·         How to Use Data Effectively

·         Search for School Data

 

Comic on Assessing

 

Effective Assessments & Research

·         Create Authenticated Assessments

·         How to Assess Student Learning

·         Assessment Strategies

·         Whys & Hows of Assessments

·         Recognize who your Students are

·         Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation

 

Align Assessments with Objectives

·         Write Assessments based on written Objectives

·         Align Assessments with Objectives

·         Align Assessment with Learning Outcomes

·         Align Instruction with Assessments

·         Aligning Assessments with Objectives

 

 

Use Variety in your Assessments

 

Assessing different types of knowledge

Various Formative Assessments

Innovative Formative Assessments

Alternative Assessments & Strategies

Peer Assessment

56 Different Formative Assessments

7 Quick Formative Assessments

 

 

Create Multiple Choice Tests

Cooperative Learning Evaluation Guides

Entertaining Quiz

60 Formative Assessment Strategies

Gamified Quizzes

Create online Quizzes with Kahoot

Rubrics

·         Types of Rubrics

·         Know your Rubrics

·         Create RubricsCreate, save and share rubrics

·         Assessments and Rubrics

·         Rubrics for Teachers

·         Cooperative Learning Rubrics

·         Participation Rubric

·         Rubric for Math Presentation

·         Math Rubric Generator

 

Content Area Assessments

 

Math

Bloom’s Math Questions

Blooms Assessment for Math

Math Quiz

15 Math Formative Assessments

Assessments to check for Understanding

 

ELA

Reading Assessment Databbase

Formative Assessment Process

ELA resources

 

 

 

Social Studies

History Assessments

Social Studies Formative Assessments

Formative Assessment Strategies

 

 

Assessment Accommodations & Modifications

Types of Assessment Accommodations

Differentiated Assessment Strategies

Assessment and Differentiation

Rubrics for Special Education

Holistic vs Analytical Rubrics

Create a Holistic Rubric Video

 

 

References

 

Stiggins, R. J. (1999). Evaluating classroom assessment training in teacher education programs. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 18(1), 23–27.

 

 

Updated 1/2/2021

Email Address:          Cindy.Barnes@my.gcu.edu
Phone Number:         (480) 685-0116
Postal Address:         Grand Canyon University