Assessment Grading Tools
4.1 Acquiring and maintaining a repertoire of evaluation tools and techniques
There are many tools to choose from for assessing student evaluation. Tools include: [but are not limited to] checklists, rating scales, rubrics, portfolios, exams and peer evaluations. An assessment tool has to be proficient as it is information for educators and learners alike in order to clearly indicate the criteria against which the learning will be assessed.
Checklist
A checklist is the least complex form of scoring that examines the presence or absence of specific elements in the product of a performance. All elements are generally weighted the same and the gradations in quality are typically not recognized.
- Checklist for Journal Responses
- Journal Reflection Checklist
Additional Online Resources for Checklists
Please see the following resources for information on creating checklists for your face-to-face, hybrid and online learning environment:
- Choosing Performance Assessement Tasks: Checklist
- Developing Checklists and Rating Scales
Rating Scale
A rating scale incorporates quality to the elements in the process or product which can be numeric or descriptive. Unlike checklists, rating scales allow for attaching quality to elements in the process or product.
Rubrics
A rubricis a chart or matrix which includes indicators that describe different levels of achievement for the major components or elements of a performance. A typical rubric contains a scale with a range of possible points for assessing work. Usually high numbers are associated with strong student performance and low numbers with poor student performance. Rubrics also use descriptors to assess student mastery and performance levels.The following list of templates will help get you started.
- Collaboration Group Presentation Template
- Discussion Board Activity Template
- Discussion Board Forum Template
- Group Presentation Template
- ICE Assessment Template for Essays
- Oral Presentation Template
- Research Paper Template
- Scientific Report Template
Additional Online Resources for Rubrics
Please see the following resources for information on creating rubrics for your face-to-face, hybrid and online learning environment:
- A Review of Rubric use in Higher Education
- Exploring the Advantages of Rubrics
- Rubrics: An Undervalued Teaching Tool
- Rubrics for Teachers
- Rubric Gallery
- Rubistar
- Should you be Using Rubrics?
- TeAchnology
- What are Rubrics?
Peer & Self-Assessment
Peer & Self- Assessmenthelps students reflect on their learning throughout the course of an academic term or year, giving them the opportunity to measure their performance and skill level. Self- Assessment is used for reflection and documentation of the learners growth.The following is a list of self assessment resources that can be modified and adapted for your own use.
- Group Presentation Self Assessment
- Self Assessment Reflection
Additional Online Resources for Peer & Self Assessment
Please see the following resources for information on creating peer & self assessment reflection tools for your face-to-face, hybrid and online learning environment:
- Characteristics of Effective Assessment Self Evaluation
- Developing Students Self-Assessment Skills
- Feedback Forms for Peer Assessment in Groups
- Peer Critique: Two Strategies for Getting Students to Give Feedback
- Personal Goals: An Exercise in Student Self-Assessment
- Self and Peer Assessment Advantages and Disadvantages