Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Indirect Direct
Measures Measures
Personal
Characteristic Selected Constructed Performance Structured Unstructured
Portfolios Communication
s Response Response Assessment Observations Observations
s
Multiple choice, Short answer, Open-ended Showcase & Interviews, Running records, Anecdotal
Matching, T/F graphic organizer, essays and working conferences, journals, reconstructions, comments on
constructed written portfolios reflections, critiques, self-assessment, classroom
essays communication; reviews, oral response logs, observations and
Products and presentations reflections,
extended tasks; videotaping
Assessment demonstrations
Tools and simulations;
Mind maps,
concept maps;
checklists; case
studies; projects,
problems, visual
presentations
Potential for None to little Little to moderate High Very high Very high Moderate, Moderate,
learner depends on depends on
teacher follow-up teacher follow-up
feedback
High Moderate to high Moderate, Moderate to Moderate Low to moderate High
Reliability depending on high, depends
clarity of rubric on rubric clarity
Questionable to Questionable to High if alignment High if High if alignment to High if alignment High if alignment
Moderate highgraphic to performance alignment to performance to performance to performance
Validity organizer outcomes & performance outcomes & criteria is outcomes & outcomes &
criteria is clear outcomes & clear criteria is clear criteria is clear
criteria is clear
Personal
Characteristic Selected Constructed Performance Structured Unstructured
Portfolios Communication
s Response Response Assessment Observations Observations
s
Supports No Little Moderate to high High Moderate Potentially high Potentially high
Variety of
Learning
styles and
Intelligences
Not Authentic None to little Moderate to High High Moderate to High Potentially High Potentially High
Authenticity
Developed by Jim Begotka, 2003. Variation of Continuum of Assessment Method from Dussault and Sargent423