Assessment Strategies

  • Discussions (individual, small group, or whole class)
  • Debate
  • Interview or Conference
  • Think Alouds
  • Retell
  • Exit Slips
  • 3-2-1’s

Assessment Sources:

Anecdotal Record: ongoing written observations about students’ performance or work samples, collected over time.

Anchors: student work samples that correspond to the performance levels set out in a rubric.

Exemplars: samples within the anchor set that represent the expected standard of quality.

Checklist: a list of specific skills to be demonstrated during a performance task or attributes required in a product.

Criteria: the standards by which something may be judged or valued. May be set with or without student involvement. Involving students increases their understanding of what is expected and builds buy in. Are used for assignments, projects and performances.

Developmental Continuum: a detailed chart that identifies typical stages of skill acquisition and the observable indicators associated with each stage.

Frequency Scale: a scale used to measure how frequently a desired behaviour or attribute occurs.

Rating Scale: a scale that assigns a numerical value to one or more assessment criteria.

Rubric: a set of criteria and performance indicators arranged according to expected levels of performance (holistic or analytic)

Running Record: a form of anecdotal record most often used to record reading performance.

Scoring Guide: a precise explanation of how grades are awarded for specific questions on a test or for specific performance indicators on a product.