Classroom Assessment Unit 3 A: page 14 of 19
 

 

 

Defining features of classroom assessment are shown in the bullets below.They are quite different from the features of summative assessment associated with traditional grading.

 

 

 

 

Classroom assessment is systematic and formative

-Class is the unit of measurement rather than the individual

-Conditions of learning may be assessed rather than student performance.

-Correct and incorrect are not the emphasis.

-Unexpected rather than expected responses are often most useful.

Review Unit I material about classroom assessment/research (Unit IB, page 4)

The book to the right helps faculty clarify their teaching goals, explains formative assessment to improve achievement of goals and provides a catalog of 50 classroom assessment techniques (CATs).

 

Angelo, T. & Cross, K.P. (1993) Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers (2nd Ed) Jossey-Bass