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Considering Multiple Methods of Assessment - continued
Step 2: Drafting an Assessment Timeline
Thorough and accurate assessment is critical for effective instruction. An assessment plan ensures that a project stays focused on its learning-orientated goals, and it should be developed before determining the project activities and tasks. Because project tasks allow for broader expression of individual learning, assessment strategies need to be open enough to accommodate a range of learner work yet focused on expected results. The assessment plan outlines methods and instruments that define clear expectations and assessment standards for quality in products and performances. It also defines project monitoring checkpoints and strategies to both inform the teacher and keep the learners on track. The plan should involve learners in setting goals, reviewing and managing their learning progress during the project, and self-reflecting after the project.
The Assessment Plan section in your Project Plan consists of an assessment summary and
an assessment timeline. An assessment timeline is a good way to visually represent the occurrence of assessments throughout the project and can be a good first step in developing an assessment plan. An assessment plan:
- Ensures that a project stays focused on its learning goals
- Outlines assessment methods and instruments
- Defines clear expectations and assessment standards for quality in products and performances
- Defines project monitoring checkpoints and strategies to both inform the teacher and keep the learners on track
In this step, you create the Assessment Timeline section for your Assessment Plan. An
assessment timeline is a good way to visually represent the sequence of assessments throughout a project. The following sample assessment timeline shows assessments
before, during, and after project work:
| Assessment Timeline |
Before project work begins |
Learners work on projects and complete tasks |
After project work is completed |
Questioning
Journals
Project Plan
KWL Chart
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Written summaries
Observation checklist
Journals
Questioning
Group and self-assessment
Project Rubric
Meetings |
Newspaper Rubric
KWL Chart
Mock Trial
Reflective Essay |
Draft Your Assessment Timeline
- Draft your Assessment Timeline in your Project Plan. Refer to the planning you completed in the last step to complete your timeline. At this point, your timeline
simply reflects your initial assessment ideas. You will have additional time in later modules to complete and revise your Assessment Plan.
- Be sure to include assessment strategies for all five purposes.
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