Resources & Examples
- UTexas Assignment RubricsSeveral different assignments are described and an rubric provided which describes performance criteria and levels of performance for evaluating student work.
Approaches to Classroom Learning Assessment
Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs)
Classroom Assessment Techniques by ISBN: 9781555425005Publication Date: 1993Offers how-to advise on classroom assessment, including: What classroom assessment entails and how it works. How to plan, implement, and analyze assessment projects. Fifty classroom assessment techniques Step-by-step procedures for administering the techniques Practical advice on how to analyze your data
- Classroom Assessment Techniques for LibrariansProvides the tools librarians need to quickly and meaningfully assess student knowledge in the classroom. 24 tried and true assessment tools, along with library-specific examples, to help librarians assess students' ability to recall, analyze, and apply new knowledge.
Fixed-Choice Tests
- Brame, C., (2013) Writing good multiple choice test questions.From the Center for Teaching, Vanderbilt University.
- Is This a Trick Question?: A Short Guide to Writing Effective Test QuestionsFrom the Kansas Curriculum Center.
- 14 Rules for Writing Multiplel Choice QuestionsBrigham Young University
Performance Assessments
- Authentic AssessmentIndiana University Bloomington, Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning
- AAC&U VALUE RubricsVALUE = Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education, lead by AAC&U as part of its Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP) initiative.
- Creating & Using RubricsYale Center for Teaching & Learning
- RAILS on TrackRAILS = Rubric Assessment of Information Literacy Skills, a research project of Dr. Megan Oakleaf, ISchool at Syracuse University. Provides sample rubrics that can be adopted or adapted as well as training materials.
Self-Report
Pose a question that asks students to reflect on their experience. Examples include:
- What are the important parts of this research assignment? How well have I done them? How do I know?
- Describe the 3-4 most important things you learned about (a) the research process while doing this assignment, and (b) yourself as a researcher?
- Give 1-2 examples of your most successful research techniques. What makes them successful? What made them good?
Gilchrist, D. 2011. To enABLE Information Competency: The Abilities Model in Library Instruction. Programs that Work: Papers and Sessipon Materials Presented at the 24th National LOEX Library Instruction Conference. Ann Arbor, MI: Pierian Press 1996. pages 19-34. Amended March 2003.