Performance and Multiple Choice Assessment Options
Assessment can be conducted in several ways.
- To score assessments with
open-ended responses, you will need to use a rubric. It is important
that you review your students' responses before you establish your
assessment rubric. A quick review will usually make it possible for you
to create three stacks of papers: those that exceed expectations, those
that meet expectations, and those that do not meet expectations. You
will have some papers that are "fence sitters", making it difficult to
determine where they belong. As you make a closer examination of the
three groups of student work, list the things that define each group.
With this information, you should now be able to determine where your
"fence sitters" go and you should have a rubric for continued
development.
- If you have challenged the students
to design and conduct a scientific investigation or experiment, you may
want to use and/or modify one of the following rubrics. NOTE: It may be
wise to share the rubric with your students before they begin so that
they have a clear understanding of what is expected of them and how
their work will be graded.