KB856915 | HOW TO: Create/Select a Quality Assessment
Whether you are writing an assessment from scratch or selecting one that has already been written (e.g., from a publisher), there are many considerations you must keep in mind in order to render accurate data on student mastery of standards/concepts. This lesson walks you through important assessment design considerations. This lesson functions best after you have followed the "Write/Select Quality Questions" lesson (as the lesson that proceeds it) and are now ready to ask your self additional questions about your assessments balance, focus, etc. This lesson does not concern the evaluation and quality of individual questions (that is covered by the "Write/Select Quality Questions" lesson); rather, it concerns the evaluation and quality of how those questions are put together.
Where to Start
Have related resources handy. For example:
- State Content Standards and/or National Common Core Standards
- Crosswalk Documents (available from different sources) show how State Content Standards and/or National Common Core Standards (available for core subjects like English and Math)
- Blueprints
- Released Test Questions
- Bloom's Taxonomy
- Assessments and/or assessment questions available for use
- Pacing guide
- Texts and curriculum
- The online Item Writing for Tests and Examinations by UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning offers a very extensive approach to item writing that elaborates on concepts covered in this lesson
Have your questions available. This lesson functions best after you have followed the "Write/Select Quality Questions" lesson (as the lesson that proceeds it) and are now ready to ask your self additional questions about your assessments balance, focus, etc. This lesson does not concern the evaluation and quality of individual questions (that is covered by the "Write/Select Quality Questions" lesson); rather, it concerns the evaluation and quality of how those questions are put together.
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