Assessment Methods

Anecdotal Records	An informal record of an event or observed behaviour.
Benchmark	Standards to help a teacher determine children' progress
Checklist	An assessment guide listing skills, behaviors, or characteristics to help guide and record teacher observations of children as they perform certain tasks. Self-assessment can be used in some cases. .
Conference	A meeting or conversation involving teacher, child, and/or family member to discuss a child's progress.
Demonstration	to show and tell, collect data, make observations and inferences, explore, present events, to introduce a concept etc.
Display	Presentation of a product
Games	Games are excellent opportunities for simulations and small and large group assessment
Interview	One-on-one exchanges allow the child to express him-or herself.
Journal	A notebook in which children can write their responses
Miscue Reading Analysis	An examination of reading errors or substitutions (miscues) as the basis for determining the strengths and weaknesses of children' reading skills.
Observation	An informal assessment technique of watching children to identify strengths and weaknesses, patterns of behaviour.
Oral reading assessment	To diagnose children' developmental literacy levels through oral retelling and individual reading inventory
Performance assessment	An authentic assessment that measures understanding of concepts and/or procedures by having them demonstrate what the have learned.
Portfolio assessment	Authentic assessment in which children collect samples of their work in a portfolio to document their progress over time.
Rubric	An evaluation tool that lists the important features that should be present in children' performance or products. Rubrics clearly identify criteria for assessment.
Running record	The running record is a tool that is useful for assessing children’ reading strategies and levels. It can be used any time children are reading classroom texts.
Self-Assessment	Children develop their own list of characteristics or qualities to judge their own work. Monitor their own progress and judge their own efforts and strive to improve.
Simulations	The use of problem-solving, decision-making and role-playing tasks, eg computer simulation or real-life enactment
Standardized Test	Test that measures children' performance against standards or norms. It is the most objective and scientific measure available.
Video or Audio Tapes	A child video/audio to show the child's performance in any given area
Writing Assessment	Formal evaluation of children' writing skills.