Suggested Assessment Techniques

Suggested Assessment Techniques

There is a range of assessment techniques teachers may use to collect student progress information. Evaluation of a student's achievements and efforts can be effectively demonstrated through a collection of assessment information addressing the components of the curriculum: the knowledge to be attained, the processes through which decisions are made and problems solved, the technical skills that promote efficiency and quality, and the attitudes that ensure the individual will experience success outside of the school environment.

Following is a list of student assessment techniques, grouped according to how a teacher could organize assessments and record the information while students are engaged in either ongoing activities or writing quizzes and tests. These techniques, with their uses, hints for construction, and examples, are described in the Saskatchewan Education document Student Evaluation: A Teacher Handbook ( 1991 ) .

Worksheet on Student Assessment Techniques ( Worksheet B )

Student Instructional or Assessment Grouping

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Number of Groupings

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	Assessment Stations	Individual Assesments	Group Assessments	Contracts	Self and Peer Assessments	Portfolios	Anecdotal Records	Observation Checklists	Rating Scales	Where in my course do I use these techniques?
Ongoing Student Activities		*	*		*					Capstone
Written Assignments		*	*							Unit One
Presentations
Performance Assessments		*			*					Unit Seven
Homework: Any of the activities or games are structured to be done at home if students have access via distance education.
Sample Questions		*								Unit Four
Quizzes and Tests		*								Unit Two
Oral Assessment Items
Performance Test Items		*	*		*					Unit One
Extended Open-Response Items					*					Unit Five
Short Answer Items		*								Unit Seven
Matching Items					*					Unit Four
Multiple Choice Items		*								Unit Two
True/False Items		*								Unit Two

Last Updated February 5/2001