Assessment Tools for Observation and Data Collection

Continuous gathering of assessment and using multiple methods of meaningful, authentic tasks in real reading situations tracks students’ learning over time and is essential in developing a comprehensive picture of student learning. The purpose of the assessments determines whether it will be used in a formative or summative way.

The following are examples of assessment tools:

• checklists;
• co-constructed criteria ie. anchor charts;
• portfolios;
• conferring;
• interviews to probe student thinking;
• self-assessments;
• student goal setting;
• running record;
• video of reading moments, audio recordings;
• direct observation;
• continuums;
• anecdotal records;
• levelled benchmark assessment (Fountas & Pinnell, DRA, Reading Recovery, PM Benchmarks, Northern Lights SD, Regina Public ORR);
• work samples ie. retellings;
• rubrics;
• exemplars; and
• Common Framework of Reference (CFR) for EAL Learners.

         

School Division/First Nation Educational Authority Resources
•  Assessment Archived Webinar