Assessment Grading Tools

4.2 Assessing, selecting and using appropriate evaluation tools and techniques

There are many tools to choose from for assessing student evaluation. Tools include: (but are not limited to) checklists, rating scales, rubrics, portfolios, exams and peer evaluations. An assessment tool has to be proficient as it is information for educators and learners alike in order to clearly indicate the criteria against which the learning will be assessed.

Checklist

A checklist is the least complex form of scoring that examines the presence or absence of specific elements in the product of a performance. All elements are generally weighted the same and the gradations in quality are typically not recognized.

Additional Online Resources for Checklists

Please see the following resources for information on creating checklists for your face-to-face, hybrid and online learning environment:

Rating Scale

A rating scale incorporates quality to the ‘elements’ in the process or product which can be numeric or descriptive. Unlike checklists, rating scales allow for attaching quality to ‘elements’ in the process or product.

Rubrics

A rubric is a chart or matrix which includes indicators that describe different levels of achievement for the major components or ‘elements’ of a performance. A typical rubric contains a scale with a range of possible points for assessing work. Usually high numbers are associated with strong student performance and low numbers with poor student performance. Rubrics also use descriptors to assess student mastery and performance levels. The following list of templates will help get you started.

Additional Online Resources for Rubrics

Please see the following resources for information on creating rubrics for your face-to-face, hybrid and online learning environment:

Peer & Self-Assessment

Peer & Self- Assessment helps students reflect on their learning throughout the course of an academic term or year, giving them the opportunity to measure their performance and skill level. Self- Assessment is used for reflection and documentation of the learner’s growth. The following is a list of self assessment resources that can be modified and adapted for your own use.

Additional Online Resources for Peer & Self Assessment

Please see the following resources for information on creating peer & self assessment reflection tools for your face-to-face, hybrid and online learning environment: