Assessing Learner Projects - Activity 2

Creating Learner Assessments - continued

  90 minutes

 

Step 3: Creating an Assessment for My Learner Sample

In this step, you examine sample assessments in the Assessing Projects application that you can adapt for your project. You can use the application to either create a new assessment or edit an existing sample assessment to match your purposes.

The following guidelines, outlined in Classroom Assessment (Airasian, 1991), are useful for creating or adapting your assessment:

  • Perform the task yourself (for example, create a learner sample) so you can identify the traits that should be assessed.
  • Make sure the traits you identify meet your targeted goals.
  • Limit the number of traits, so they can all be observed during a learner's performance or assessed from a product.
  • If possible, have colleagues and learners help you think through the important traits included in the performance or product.
  • Write descriptors in terms of observable learner behaviours or product characteristics in learner-friendly language.
  • Avoid the use of ambiguous words that cloud the meaning of the descriptors.
  • Consider the order of your traits and make sure the order reflects your priorities.

Using the Assessing Projects Application

The Assessing Projects application is an online resource for modifying, creating, sharing, and storing rubrics, checklists, and scoring guides. The application contains a library of assessments focusing on 21st Century skills. When creating your own assessment, choose among the most relevant traits from the assessments in the library and add your own content.

Familiarize yourself with the Assessing Projects application:

  1. Go to the Assessing Project resource.

    Note Note: To see how an assessment for a learner sample from the library was adapted for a specific project, read Adapting Learner Sample Assessments.

  2. Click the Try It tab to learn how to use the application:

    • In the Animated Overview box, click View animation to view an animated overview of the application.
    • Click Demo to explore the Assessment Library.
    • Go to the Tutorial to view animations explaining how the features of the application work.

  3. Sign in to the Workspace.

  4. Use the Assessing Projects application to create an assessment for your learner sample. (See Intel Teaching Tools, Group 4: Assessing Projects.)

  5. Export your assessment to your assessment folder in your Portfolio folder.
    If you need help using the application, refer to the Assessing Projects tutorial or the Assessing Projects Help Guide steps.

 

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