• Assessment Inquiry Connection - From Just Science 
• Assessment Library from Intel Education Initiative - Provides information about formative and summative assessment as well as examples and concrete tools to use to evaluate projects
  
• Authentic Assessment Overview
• Authentic Assessment - It Really Works - ERIC Digest Article 
• The Case for Authentic Assessment - Grant Wiggins
• The Concept of Formative Assessment - ERIC Digest Article 
• Edutopia - Assessment - How Should We Measure Student Achievement?
  
• Implementing Performance Assessment - ERIC Digest Article
  
• Recommendations for Developing Performance Assessment and Scoring Rubrics - Barbara Moskel 
• Designing Scoring Rubrics for Your Classroom - Craig Mertler 
• A Collection of Assessment Strategies from the Alaska Department of Education
  
• Techniques to Check for Understanding - From UBD and VA School District - Please see PDF file below.
• Peer conferences in writing
• Transformative Assessment - Chapter one of book by W. James Popham
  
• Value of Formative Assessment - Fair Testing
• Inside the Black Box - Kappan Article about Formative Assessment and Standards
• Best Value of Formative Assessment - ASCD Article

• Writing
• Academic Assessment Verb list
• See other Bloom's Taxonomy verb lists as PDF files within the Attachment section of this web page.
  

Examples of Types of Assessment Used in Language Arts and Reading

• Self Assessment or Cooperative Group Assessment
  
• Reading Survey Questions
• Informational Text Retelling Rubric
  
• Running Records and Collecting Data from Running Records
  
• Cloze Passages
  
• Metacomprehension Strategy or Journals
  
• Reading and/or Writing Attitude Survey
• Reading Assessment Module from Reading Rockets
  
• Reflection Sheets: A Tool for Assessment and Conferencing (Need subscription to Choice Literacy to view video and access template.)  Consider what questions you want to ask your students during a reading or writing conference such as student selecting a writing work that they are proud of, asking why they are proud of it, what they did well/need work on/who in class might be able to assist, set future goals, etc.
• Listening to Conversation
• Observations
• Reading and Writing Interviews
• Reading logs
• Journals
• Read-aloud notebooks
• Science notebooks
• Using Questioning to check for understanding  New!
  
• Using Writing to check for understanding  New!

• Assessment in Mathematics & Science - What's the Point? by Annenberg Media
• Mathematics Video Library in Assessment from Annenberg Media
• The Science of Teaching Science - Last video on this resource from Annenberg Media is about assessment.
• Learning Science Through Inquiry - Assessment videos included from Annenberg Media
• National Science Education Standards - Assessment
  

• Teaching Reading 3 - 5 Videos with Assessment from Annenberg Media
  
• Think Alouds for Performance Assessment from Scholastic 
• Visualization Checklist for Readers from Scholastic 
• Guidelines and Student Handouts for Implementing Read-Aloud Strategies in Your Class from Scholastic 
• Reading PDFs or Word resources from Reading Lady
  
• Making Media in Literature (grades 6 - 8) - Assessment Videos included from Annenberg Media
  
• Teaching Reading K - 2 by Annenberg Media
  

• Alternative Assessment in Various Groupings - Tips and Links from Christine McGlinchy - ACE 14
• Authentic Assessment - Tips and Links from Michelle Kemp - ACE 14
  
• Apple Learning Interchange on Assessment
• Assessment Ideas for Elementary Science Classroom
• Assessment Strategies and Definitions
• Authentic Assessment Toolbox 
• Curriculum Based Measurement -- DIBELS, Reading, Mathematics and more can be found at this 'warehouse' of assessment resources from Intervention Central
  
• Healthier Testing Made Easy - The Idea of Authentic Assessment from Edutopia
  
• Authentic Assessment Resources from UW - Stout 
• English Language Arts Assessment Ideas
• Focused Assessment - Here are handouts to use for assessment purposes.
• Formative Assessment - Last video on this Looking at Learning Annenberg Media web site
• Informal Assessment - Tips and Links from Andre' Smith, ACE 14
• Check out Mindset resources - Examples are below of Six things to teach students before they take the test, checking for understanding, and how to assist students when they face failure
  
• Observation - Tips and Links from Julie Denkler, ACE 14
• Ongoing Assessment
  
• Online Assessment Tools - Tips and Links from Raquel DeLuna, ACE 14
• Peer Evaluation - Tips and Links from Brynn Johnson, ACE 14
  
• Performance Assessment - Tips and Links from Anna Jacob - ACE14 Teacher Reflection on Performance Assessment
  
• Portfolio Assessment
• Self Assessment - Tips and Links from Matthew Hughes - ACE14 Teacher Reflection on Self Assessment
  
• Use of Portfolio Assessment for Evaluation
• Using Centers in Assessment Process- Tips and Links from Michael Wallach - ACE 14
  
• QuickGrade Introduction
• Using Technology for Alternative Assessment and Electronic Portfolios

Rubrics for Assessment Purposes

• Creating Rubrics - Five part tutorial from TeacherVision
  
• Introducing Rubrics to Students 
• Rubrics for Teachers
• Creating Rubrics - Inspiring Your Students While Fostering Critical Thinking
• Rubistar - Create Your Own Rubric 
• Rubric Bank from Chicago Public Schools
  
• TeAch-nology Rubrics
  
• Thinking Gear: Rubric Machine (Create Your Own Rubric) 
• PBL - Project Based Learning Rubrics (Very easy to use as you start to create your own!)  Check out other easy to use teacher tools at 4Teachers
• Exemplars - Examples for Reading, Writing, Math and Science 
• Rubrics from UW - Stout
• Lesson on Persuasive Writing with rubric

• Social Studies in Action - K - 5 with Assessment suggestions - Annenberg Media

Web-based Tools for Survey and Assessment Activities

• Zoho Challenge (new in 2009)
• MyStudiyo (new in 2009)
  
• SurveyMonkey
• ProfilerPro
• Zoomerang
• Questionmark testing software
• Quia! Create your own quizzes and games for learning activities
• Quizstar
• Quiz Center create, administer, and grade quizzes online
• Hot Potatoes - create fun activities with easy to use software
• FunBrain.com's Quiz Lab (K-8)