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There are many forms of assessment teachers can use to assess their students' ability and understanding of material. It is best for all students when teachers use a variety of ways to assess their students. By doing this you are able to meet their needs and adapt to all children's learning styles.
Formal and Informal Assessment
Courtesy of Education Place, click on this link to access definitions of both informal and formal assessment and why both are important in your classroom.
How to Integrate Assessment and Instruction
Courtesy of the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, this website is extensive but only use it if you have time to search and you don't have something too specific that you are looking for. There is a lot of text and a lot of information including teacher feedback and pointers.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
ERIC supplies you with a huge resource through which you can access information on tests as it appears in the Mental Measurements Yearbook. You can even search through test reviews and can buy a test if you find one that suits your needs. This site also acts as an awesome portal to other links on assessment across the internet that ERIC has already sorted for you into the category that you need.
Assessment Resource Library
If you know you must assess a certain area of a child's skills in any given subject but you do not know which form of formal assessment to implement, use this library, courtesy of the Regional Educational Laboratory, to search through over 1,000 students assessment tools for grades K-12.
Portfolios as Assessment Tools
Courtesy of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) of the U.S. Department of Education, this website describes in-depth the purposes, uses, advantages, disadvantages, and how-to's of using a portfolio in your classroom as an assessment tool.
Examples and How To's
Portfolios are a powerful means of helping teachers and parents reflect on student growth over time. They also focus on readiness, interest, and learning profile. Portfolios are motivating because of a heavy emphasis on student choice. They also provide an ongoing channel of assessment, which helps teachers see students as individuals. All of this is invaluable in a differentiated classroom. This link defines portfolios, gives construction tips, and shows examples of different types of portfolios.
Rubrics as Assessment Tools
Thanks to Teach-nology.com, you can use this site to create a rubric of your own design for your own purpose but with the assistance of this site to help beginners.
Discovery Channel Schools and Assessment
Kathy Schrock and the Discovery Channel have put together this incredible resource on assessment. This link contains an example of pretty much any type of rubric you could imagine. There are also links to articles, graphic organizers and information about portfolios as well.
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