Assessment Types

Informal/Formal, Formative/Summative, Criterion Referenced/Norm-referenced, Validity, Reliability, Fairness, Practicality

• Observations- Informal, Formative, Criterion Ref., Validity and reliability will be affected by when you happen upon the students for observation. Impractical- time consuming.
• Self-assessments- Informal, Formative or summative depending on when administered, Criterion Ref, Can be valid, reliable and fair- but be careful as students can be too easy on selves or too hard. Practical- in that students generate the assessment.
• Peer-assessments- Informal, Formative or summative depending on when administered, Criterion, Could potentially be more valid, reliable and fair than self-assessment, depending on inter student relations.
• Projects- Formal, Summative, Criterion, Good demonstration of students exercising knowledge and skills. May be impracticle with time restraints.
• Performances- Formal, Summative, Criterion, Good authentic assessment, shows comfort with material, may be diffictult for shy students.
• Portfolios- Formal, Summative, Valid, reliable, fair and practical. Gives students opportuninty to show improvement. Can be compiled over time- may be difficult to collect, or save all required items.
• Tests Formal, Summatvie, Norm Referenced and Criterion- depending on curve. Reliable if written well. Play best to traditional students, may not be as valid for active learners.