DesigningCreating ExamsConsider one of the units you teach or will teach. Based on that unit, create the assessment you will use to determine student growth.
Suggested number of items or assessment questions
Grades K-1: five to six Grades 2-3: eight to ten Grades 4-5: ten to twelve Grades 6-12: twelve to twenty (Ainsworth, 2010, p. 150) |
EvaluatingEvaluating Exams6 Fundamental Steps to Using Assessment Results to Inform Instructional Decision-making
1. Know your purpose: What exactly do you want to find out? What do you want the assessment to do? Why are you administering the assessment in the first place? 2. Determine the appropriate assessment that will accomplish your goals: What is the appropriate assessment format that will most likely provide the results you need. 3. Select or create an assessment: quality assessment items are constructed in a way to provide the teacher with information which allows for an accurate inference of a student's understanding. 4. Administer, score, and analyze the assessment and its results: while analyzing the results maintain your focus on the initial goals of the assessment. 5. Make an accurate inference. 6. Adjust instructional decision in a timely manner: what steps will you take for students as a result of the inferences you made. (Ainsworth, 2010, p. 137-138). |