To obtain the most accurate and extensive information about students to meet
their needs for instruction, it is essential to incorporate a wide variety of
assessments into your teaching plans. Almost any instructional activity can
become a useful form of assessment. The following are examples of classroom
assessments regularly developed and used by teachers.
Adapted from NCTM (2000) with additional information from Marzano & Kendall
(1996).
Click here for guidelines on various student assessment techniques.
JOURNAL
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Click here for the
what, why and how of using journals for classroom assessment. (Written for the
university level but applicable for grades kindergarten through 12.)
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Click here
for specific prompts to use when having students write in journals.
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Click here for examples and tips for creating and using journals and
learning logs (mathematics and science).
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Click here for examples and tips for creating and using journals and
learning logs (English language arts).
QUIZ
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Click here for examples of different types of familiar classroom tests and
quizzes.
INTERVIEW
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Click here for examples and tips for using interviews in the classroom.
PORTFOLIO
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Click here
to learn more about the uses of portfolios in instruction and assessment.
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Click here
for information about using portfolios to assess young children.
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Click here
to learn more about the English language arts portfolio.
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Click here
for guidelines for developing, using and evaluating portfolios (English
language arts).
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Click here
to read a definition of portfolios and learn the pros and cons of using
portfolios in mathematics classrooms.
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Click here for a definition of portfolio assessment, as well as examples
and tips for use (mathematics and science).
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Click
here to read about two elementary educators who use authentic reading and
writing tasks to build student portfolios.
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Click here
for links to more resources on portfolios.
