Classroom Assessment KnowledgeBase

This KnowledgeBase archive includes content and external links that were accurate and relevant as of September 30, 2019.

The Classroom Assessment KnowledgeBase is an online resource for state departments of education to use as part of their professional development efforts with districts and schools. Organized around five elements, it brings together concepts, how-to guidance, tools, and resources about classroom assessment.

Task 2: Create the Assessment Based on the Specific Purpose and Goal

Guideline: Each assessment should have a specific purpose and goal. The purpose statement describes what the teacher intends to learn from conducting the assessment. The goal statement defines what the teacher intends to achieve by conducting the assessment. The goal statement should be specific with definitive parameters to be achieved within a given timeframe.

Tools

The Helpful Hundred

This list from Instructional Media and Technologies for Learning provides 100 observable and measurable verbs useful when writing instructional objectives.

Presentations

Writing Instructional Goals and Objectives

This Penn State University tutorial introduces instructional goals, the three types of instructional objectives and the best way to write and assess them.

Guidelines

Classroom Assessment: Setting Targets and Writing Objectives

This is a portion of an online course providing guidance for setting clear and achievable targets for classroom assessments. It was developed in partnership between the Pinellas (Florida) School District and the Florida Center for Instruction Technology (FCIT) at the University of South Florida (USF).

Practical Tips

Indicators of Use of Formative Assessment

This document created by the New York Comprehensive Center and Assessment and Accountability Content Center provides a summary of key indicators of formative assessment practices.

Writing Objectives

This Penn State University resource offers a model for writing objectives addressing audience, behavior, condition and degree of mastery. Though intended for higher education, the model is adaptable for use by K-12 teachers. The resource also provides examples of well-written objectives and identifies problems encountered when writing objectives.

References

Linking Classroom Assessment with Student Learning

This Education Testing Service resource offers an overview of classroom assessment and its link to instruction. It also addresses planning assessments, involving students, assessing the assessment and reviewing the results after the assessment has been conducted.

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