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 Assessment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Assessment is often used in an educational context (to refer, e.g., to the work of institutional researchers), but it applies to other fields as well (such as health and finance).
Educational Measurement is a process of assessment or an evaluation in which the objective is to quantify level of attainment or competence within a specified domain.
Objective assessment is becoming more popular due to the increased use of online assessment (e-assessment) since this form of questioning is well-suited to computerisation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Assessment   (966 words)

  
 Assessment
Assessment should not therefore be seen as a discrete process, but as integral to every stage of teaching, from minute to minute as much as module to module.
Assessment “reaches back” into the rest of teaching: in particular, poorly designed formal assessment regimes can severely hinder student learning and distort the process and subject matter.
While grades or marks may assume primary importance in summative assessment, their role in formative assessment is simply to contribute to the feedback process: marks against specific criteria (such as "use of sources", "presentation of argument") may be much more use than global judgements.
www.dmu.ac.uk /~jamesa/teaching/assessment.htm   (931 words)

  
 Assessment
Since assessment plays such an important and significant part in the future of students there is no doubt that any assessment system will determine what students learn and the way in which they do this.
Assessment is without doubt one of the major 'drivers' of the teaching-learning process.
It is thus important for teaching staff to be familiar not only with the technical aspects of the many different forms of assessment currently in use but also with their advantages and limitations and about assessment issues and concerns.
www.city.londonmet.ac.uk /deliberations/assessment   (628 words)

  
 Alberta Assessment Consortium - everyday assessment tools for teachers
Assessment is an integral part of planning for instruction that reflects the Alberta Program of Studies.
Assessment Specialists and jurisdiction representatives provide effective leadership in classroom assessment practices that support learning in their jurisdictions.
Assessment practices at elementary, junior high, senior high and post secondary institutions are closely aligned.
www.aac.ab.ca   (297 words)

  
 WVDE: Office of Student Assessment Sercvices
The purpose of this assessment is to provide career awareness, exploration activities; additionally, it is used by 8th graders to develop their individualized plans for the 9th and 10th grades.
The purpose of this assessment is to provide career awareness, exploration activities; additionally, it is used by 10th graders to revise their individualized plans for the 11th and 12th grades.
The assessment results are used to re-direct instruction and assist in school improvement efforts in reading/language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.
osa.k12.wv.us   (759 words)

  
 Ferl - E-Assessment
To encourage students to use ILT as a self assessment tool in a flexible learning environment.
Other resources on online assessment include an article, which defines assessment and the different assessment methods, goes on to explain electronic assessment and the different question types available, describes some of the software, provides information about the current work of the exam boards in this area, and gives a list of further resources.
Assessment Software - This area discusses the different types of software or web sites that are available to compile on-line quizzes.
ferl.becta.org.uk /display.cfm?page=189   (487 words)

  
 Assessment and Project-Based Learning
Assessment planning involves identifying what is valuable to the teacher, the school, this particular group of students, the state and region (as expressed in frameworks and standards), the parents, and other members of the community.
Assessment activities need to be diverse enough to include all students regardless of their backgrounds and skills, yet specific enough to provide relevant and meaningful feedback to all involved.
Assessment planning involves identifying what assessment activity is most appropriate in a particular situation and deciding what to look for while observing, reading, or participating in that activity.
pblmm.k12.ca.us /PBLGuide/AssessPBL.html   (868 words)

  
 SEDL - Reading Assessment Database for Grades K-2
You even have the option to e-mail the details about the assessments to yourself or others.
Teachers depend on assessment tools for determining the reading abilities of students in their classrooms, and administrators depend on assessment tools for making decisions about literacy education from the school level to the regional level.
We collected information about over 125 reading assessment tools that are appropriate for children who have not yet entered the 3rd grade, and we are presenting this information to the public in an easy-to-use, internet accessible format.
www.sedl.org /reading/rad   (783 words)

  
 OSPI Assessment
These prototype assessments can be tailored to the varying developmental needs and learning styles of students and enable teachers to measure student progress over time and in a greater number of ways than is feasible through large-scale tests.
Through a network of regional assessment centers, teams of local assessment trainers are provided training and materials designed to assist their own work training classroom teachers and principals in sound assessment practices.
The state level National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests in reading, writing, mathematics, science and other subjects provide an important source of independent evidence for the validity of the WASL assessments while providing policymakers comparisons between Washington achievement and that of the nation and other states.
www.k12.wa.us /assessment   (805 words)

  
 Information for UTS Staff on Assessment
Assessment procedures to be used by staff at UTS are described in Assessment Procedures Manual which is provided as an attachment to the Report to Academic Board by the Working Party on Assessment, and is available to all staff from the office of the Academic Registrar.
An appropriate set of assessment tasks is one which, in the professional judgement of the lecturer, allows students to demonstrate their level of performance in achieving the objectives of the subject.
The assessment of participation, or contributions to discussions, or any contribution from students "from the floor", is both a difficult task for the teacher, and inhibiting for the student, and should be avoided.
www.clt.uts.edu.au /assess.html   (15567 words)

  
 Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Assessment Rubrics
One usable method for teachers is to provide a rubric for student use and for both formative and summative assessment purposes.
Below you will find a collection of assessment rubrics and graphic organizers that may be helpful to you as you design your own.
Now that we are using the Internet in the classroom to support instruction, it is important the area of assessment be addressed.
school.discovery.com /schrockguide/assess.html   (237 words)

  
 Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
Assessment Glossary, from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Assessment resources for on-line courses, from the University of Texas at Austin Center for Instructional Technologies.
Assessment in Higher Education has annotated lists and links to resources about assessment of student learning in higher education.
www2.acs.ncsu.edu /UPA/assmt/resource.htm#course_assmt   (7702 words)

  
 Programs & Services : Assessment
Reported results are for alternate assessment, valid tests and are only publicly reported when there are more than 10 students in the group.
This document was developed to help educators understand the Vermont-Partnership for the Assessment of Standards-based Science (Vermont-PASS) assessment and to maximize its use in making local science curriculum, instruction, and professional development decisions.
Grade level expectations are more specific statements of the Vermont standards that form the basis for the New England Common Assessment Program in mathematics and reading grades 3 through 8 and writing in grades 5 and 8.
www.state.vt.us /educ/new/html/pgm_assessment.html   (702 words)

  
 Learning Disabilities OnLine - LD-Indepth: Assessment
Assessment: A Key Component of Education Reform, Martha L. Thurlow, Ph.D. - Overview of the important issues involved in standards-based assessments for students with disabilities.
The parents' role in the assessment process is also discussed, as are concerns associated with assessing children who are culturally and linguistically diverse.
Statewide Assessment: Policy Issues and Questions - A list of questions that parents and parent organizations can address in an effort to ensure that statewide assessment systems fully and fairly include students with disabilities.
www.ldonline.org /ld_indepth/assessment/assessment.html   (873 words)

  
 The Midwest LINCS Assessment Special Collections
This collection of resources relating to assessment is currently maintained by the Ohio Literacy Resource Center as part of a joint effort of the National Institute for Literacy.
The goal of the Assessment Special Collection is to provide access to quality on-line resources to practitioners and administrators dealing with learner assessment issues in adult literacy programs.
Subscribe to the Assessment Online Discussion and view the archived messages for this and previous years.
literacy.kent.edu /Midwest/assessment   (244 words)

  
 Rubrics
Students themselves are involved in the assessment process through both peer and self-assessment.
It is a formative type of assessment because it becomes an ongoing part of the whole teaching and learning process.
The rubric is one authentic assessment tool which is designed to simulate real life activity where students are engaged in solving real-life problems.
edtech.kennesaw.edu /intech/rubrics.htm   (463 words)

  
 Assessment
Use these resources for information on types of student assessments, state and federal tests, and how to prepare students for testing to improve their performance.
The use of alternative assessments allows teachers to evaluate students in a nontraditional manner.
There are as many variations of assessment as there are students.
www.teachervision.fen.com /page/5815.html   (301 words)

  
 Classroom Assessment
The purpose of classroom assessment is to provide faculty and students with information and insights needed to improve teaching effectiveness and learning quality.
lassroom Assessment is a simple method faculty can use to collect feedback, early and often, on how well their students are learning what they are being taught.
Classroom Assessment is one method of inquiry within the framework of Classroom Research, a broader approach to improving teaching and learning."
www.siue.edu /~deder/assess/catmain.html   (159 words)

  
 Assessment : Assessment Anchor
The Assessment Anchors are one of the many tools the Pennsylvania Department of Education has developed to better align curriculum, instruction and assessment practices throughout the state.
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is pleased to be collaborating with the Intermediate Unit Curriculum Directors to plan the rollout and subsequent curriculum development activities utilizing the Science Assessment Anchors.
The Assessment Anchors, like the Standards, are dynamic documents and will be adjusted periodically.
www.pde.state.pa.us /a_and_t/cwp/view.asp?a=108&q=103127&a_and_tNav=   (991 words)

  
 Service Nova Scotia - Assessment Services
Assessment Services determines property assessment values for every property in Nova Scotia every year as required under the Nova Scotia Assessment Act.
If you have an assessment related question, try our frequently asked questions or contact us at one of our regional offices across Nova Scotia.
View detailed information about assessment values and property data across Nova Scotia.
www.gov.ns.ca /snsmr/asmt   (155 words)

  
 US National Assessment of Climate Change
The National Assessment Overview and Foundation Reports were produced by the National Assessment Synthesis Team, an advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and were not subjected to OSTP's Information Quality Act Guidelines.
The National Assessment was forwarded to the President and Congress in November 2000 for their consideration.
General Assessments page, with links to other assessment initiatives and reports.
www.usgcrp.gov /usgcrp/nacc   (189 words)

  
 Department of Education - Assessment and Evaluation
The Office of Evaluation and Assessment (OEA) coordinates the development and implementation of New Jersey’s statewide assessment program designed to measure the extent to which all students at the elementary-, middle- and secondary-school levels have attained New Jersey’s Core Curriculum Content Standards.
To view assessment results for the schools and districts, view the school report cards.
Special Review Assessment (SRA), for students who have not demonstrated proficiency in one or more content areas of the HSPA.
www.state.nj.us /njded/assessment   (220 words)

  
 Portfolio Assessment
An important dimension of portfolio assessment is that it should actively involve the students in the process of assessment (Tierney, Carter, and Desai, 1991).
A new and exciting approach to validity, known as consequential validity, maintains that a major determinant of the validity of an assessment measure is the consequence that the measure has upon the student, the instruction, and the curriculum (Linn, Baker, and Dunbar, 1991).
Portfolios can be thought of as a form of "embedded assessment"; that is, the assessment tasks are a part of instruction.
www.eduplace.com /rdg/res/literacy/assess6.html   (709 words)

  
 A Collection of Assessment Strategies, Assessment in Math/Sci 2 of 3
Self-assessment and peer assessment can sometimes be combined onto one checklist format; however, one set of responses may influence the other.
Most of the examples are embedded assessment (that is, the assessment is part of instruction and informs the teacher how to adjust instruction during the teaching process).
These examples are not designed to be used as final assessment rubrics to quantify whether or not the students have achieved the Alaska Content Standards.
www.educ.state.ak.us /tls/frameworks/mathsci/ms5_2as1.htm   (2234 words)

  
 The Teachers' Internet Use Guide
Develop, adapt, or adopt assessments that are aligned with and reflect the performance descriptions and expectations.
Use the assessment results to improve student performance and your own teaching practice.
Instead, you will want to develop, adapt, or adopt assessments that will tell you whether students have learned what you expect them to learn within any given lesson.
www.rmcdenver.com /useguide/assessme/aindex.htm   (212 words)

  
 Assessment
Collection of alternative assessment tools developed by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.
Rethinking Assessment and Its Role in Supporting Educational Reform
Home page of the Clearinghouse allows searching of the ERIC database and three assessment instrument databases.
www.ncrel.org /sdrs/areas/as0cont.htm   (187 words)

  
 Microsoft Skills Assessment
Complete a Microsoft Skills Assessment for Individuals and you will receive a personalized learning plan to help you understand if you are ready to implement specific business solutions.
Microsoft Skills Assessment for Organizations will show you how to analyze skill gaps throughout your organization, design custom learning plans to boost productivity, optimize the potential of your personnel, and more.
Whether you are looking to evaluate and improve your own technology skills, or for a comprehensive skills analysis of your organization, Microsoft Skills Assessment can help you or your team achieve project success.
www.microsoft.com /learning/assessment   (125 words)

  
 www4teachers Professional Development Assessment Resources
Assessment and Evaluation on the Internet: lots of resources for assessment and evaluation; from SatiRitas.
Assessment Tools: a newsletter issue that provides a list of assessment resources; from Innovative Teaching Newsletter.
Assessment Resource Library: student assessment tools and related items.
4teachers.org /profd/assessment.shtml   (343 words)

  
 Scholastic — Assessment
Read the interview with assessment expert Grant Wiggins, president of the nonprofit Center on Learning Assessment and School Structure (CLASS).
Running records are part of an observational method of reading assessment.
Assessment Guru Grant Wiggins on Measuring Student Progress
teacher.scholastic.com /professional/assessment/indexbk.htm   (371 words)

  
 Maine's Comprehensive Assessment System
State initiatives also include assisting educators in clarifying standards for local assessment systems, including developing and evaluating performance tasks and student portfolios, serving as a clearinghouse for exemplary local assessment practices, and developing a framework for alternative assessments to ensure that all Maine students reach high standards.
Local assessment includes traditional methods of assessment like teacher tests, reports, projects, nationally-normed achievement tests, and presentations.
The State component includes the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) which is given to students in grades 4, 8, and 11.
www.state.me.us /education/mea/meacompass.htm   (242 words)

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