STEPHANIE COSENTINO

CUR/528
JULY 3, 2017
PROFESSOR JUSTIN ATWOOD
 What Is Assessment?

Methods and tools used to evaluate, measure, and

document:
Academic readiness

Learning progress

Skill acquisition

Educational needs
Assessment Tools and Methods

Quizzes

Tests

Surveys

Essays

Exit Tickets
 How Is Assessment Used in Learning
Environments?

Gather data about student mastery of learning objectives

Improve instruction and student learning

Monitor and continuously improve quality

Inform prospective students and their parents

Provide evidence of accountability

Provide feedback
(University of Connecticut, 2017)
 Common Forms of Assessment

Diagnostic prior to instruction

Formative during instruction

Summative at the end of
instruction
 Steps of the Assessment Process

Step 1: Develop student learning goals

Step 2: Develop and implement methods of assessment

Step 3: Determine the criteria for success

Step 4: Collect and analyze data

Step 5: Plan and execute improvement actions

Step 6: Document assessment and improvement activities

(California State University/Fullerton, 2017)

 Why Are the Steps of the Assessment
Process Necessary to Drive Instruction?

The steps are necessary to drive instruction because the results provide
insight and implications for future instruction.
The instructor can monitor and adjust instruction as needed, based on
the results.
It is important to ensure that students are being assessed on what they
were taught.
The steps allow the instructor to reflect on the instruction and determine
strengths and weaknesses.
 References

Abbott, S. (Ed.). (2014, August 26). Assessment. The glossary of education reform.
Retrieved from http://edglossary.org/assessment/
California State University/Fullerton. (2017). The six-step assessment process.
CSU/Fullerton website. Retrieved from
http://www.fullerton.edu/assessment/sla_resources/assessmentloop.php
Gardiner, L. F. (1994). Redesigning higher education: Producing dramatic gains in
student learning. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report. Volume 23, No. 7, p. 109
University of Connecticut. (2017). Why assessment? University of Connecticut website.
Retrieved from http://assessment.uconn.edu/why-assessment/
Zahner, K. (2015, May 25). 10 digital tools for formative assessments. Zahner History blog.
Retrieved from http://learning.zahnerhistory.com/2015/05/10-digital-tools-for-
formative.html