Assessment Strategies

Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:05 pm

Assessment Strategies

1.	English and Assessment - Shambles.net http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/EnglishP/engassess/ Very informative site full of links to other sites on rubrics, projects, literacy, etc.

2.	Practical Ideas on Alternative Assessment for ESL Students http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/practical.assessment.4.html Very good article.

3.	Guidelines for the Assessment of English Language Learners http://www.ets.org/Media/About_ETS/pdf/ELL_Guidelines.pdf An excellent 28-page guide from America's Educational Testing Service

4.	Assessment Strategies for Differentiated Instruction http://boe.ming.k12.wv.us/teachers/di/di_rubrics/introduction%20to%20DI%20assessment.htm Analysis, information and a bibliography of resources.

5.	Comprehensive Assessment - How Should We Measure Student Learning? http://www.edutopia.org/assessment-overview?gclid=COmi6fXcjaECFdFW2godb2bTNw Videos, real-life examples and lots of great resources on assessments from the George Lucas Educational Foundation.

6.	Assessment and Rubric Information http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html Useful list from Kathy Schrock.

7.	Assessment Strategies and Definitions http://www.rmcdenver.com/useguide/assessme/definiti.htm A website full of information about assessment strategies.

8.	What is Authentic Assessment? http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/whatisit.htm Informative website created by Jonathan Mueller of North Central College, Illinois on assessments. Includes "the Authentic Assessment Toolbox, a how-to text on creating authentic tasks, rubrics and standards for measuring and improving student learning."

9.	Critical Issues in Assessment - NCREL http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/as0cont.htm Articles and resources from the USA's North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.

10.	http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html http://ozpk.tripod.com/assess.html Good collection of links for assessments in English Language Arts and other areas.

11.	Assessment feedback to students http://www.bath.ac.uk/learningandteaching/cop/qastatements/QAX/assessmentfeedback.pdf Excellent six-page review.

12.	Assessment as Feedback - Grant Wiggins http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/assess/wiggins.htm Analysis of giving assessments as a form of feedback.

13.	Ongoing Assessment - Harvard University http://learnweb.harvard.edu/alps/modules/help.cfm?help_id=help504 Lots of information behind the links on this page.

14.	Derek's Blog - Assessment Using Technology http://blog.core-ed.net/derek/2010/05/assessment-using-technology.html Interesting blog post from Derek Wenmoth.

15.	Aligning Learning Activities and Assessment Strategies in the ESL Classroom http://iteslj.org/Articles/Tambini-Aligning.html Excellent article by Robert F. Tambini of Centenary College, New Jersey, USA.

16.	An Introduction to Comprehensive Assessment http://www.edutopia.org/comprehensive-assessment-introduction-video A 3-minute 38 second video.

17.	Assessment Projects - University of Central Lancashire http://www.english.heacademy.ac.uk/explore/projects/archive/assess/index.php "An examination of a variety of methods for integrating language and literature within final year modules at the University of Central Lancashire and at other institutions. A secondary purpose will be to evaluate assessment methods."

18.	University of Central Lancashire http://www.english.heacademy.ac.uk/explore/projects/archive/assess/index.php Links to different assessment projects from the University of Central Lancashire.

19.	Assessment & Reporting http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cip/learntech/ar/ Information and links on assessment from the Western Australia government.

20.	Literacy AssessNet http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=286 Videos, forums and chat on literacy assessments.

21.	English language assessment test - World English http://www.world-english.org/english_test.htm "Here is a comprehensive language test to test your current level of English. It tests your listening, grammar and reading skills and then gives you a rating between beginner and advanced."

22.	English Language Skills Assessment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Language_Skills_Assessment Information from Wikipedia.

23.	Critical Issue: Rethinking Assessment and Its Role in Supporting Educational Reform http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as700.htm An excellent, informative page from the USA's North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.

24.	Florida - Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment (CELLA) http://www.fldoe.org/aala/cELLa.asp "A tool to measure the progress of English Language Learners (ELLs) proficiency in English"

25.	Formative and Summative Assessments in the Classroom http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/WebExclusive/Assessment/tabid/1120/Default.aspx A very good analysis of two different types of assessment.

26.	Formative vs. Summative Assessments http://fcit.usf.edu/assessment/basic/basica.html A short description on the differences.

27.	Instructional Assessment http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/langarts/40instru.htm An informative article from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development English/Language Arts Framework.

28.	Suggested Assessment Strategies http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/ela1112/elaass.htm An informative article from Canada's BC Ministry of Education.

29.	Assessment Strategies and Reading Profiles http://www.nifl.gov/readingprofiles/MC_Word_Meaning.htm Informative page from the USA's National Institute for Literacy.

30.	Assessment of English Language Learners http://www.colorincolorado.org/webcasts/assessment Webcast featuring Dr. Lorraine Valdez Pierce, discussing effective classroom strategies for assessing English language learners. The site also has lots of resources.