Activity 5: How we assess evidence - assessment tools

In this activity the key element was to create an 'assessment tool' that would be used to assess, other assessment tools.

What was interesting is knowing what to consider or look for when assessing an assessment tool.

FOR EXAMPLE:

• the name of the learner

• a description of what is being assessed e.g. contribution to group discussion

• a list of criteria that are being assessed

• a place of the level of assessment (a mark or a comment or a tick) to be added

OR

• clearly described criteria
• clear description of allocation of scores
• weighted scores for more important criteria
• opportunity for self-assessment and teacher assessment
• a comment field

The assessment tool I created is the following:

For all assessors

Assessment - Assessment Tool

Indicators	Weak 1	Fair 2	Well done 3	Very well done 4	Total
Criteria	Little or none of the criteria are clear and described	A few criteria are described but unclear	Some criteria are clearly described	All criteria are clearly described
Scores	There is little or no description of allocated scores	There is description of a few allocated scores	There is some description of allocated scores	There is a clear description of all allocated scores
Weight per score	The weighting of little or none of the scores are appropriately done	The weighting of a few scores are appropriately done	The weighting of some scores are appropriately done	The weighting of all scores are appropriately done
Self- and/or peer assessment	There is little or no evidence of self- and/ or peer assessment	There is evidence of few instances of  self- and/or peer assessment	There is some evidence of self- and/or peer assessment	There is evidence in all aspects of self- and/or peer assessment
Teacher assessment	The teacher assessment in little or none of the  instances is valid and reliable	The teacher assessment in a few instances is valid and reliable	The teacher assessment in some instances is valid and reliable	The teacher assessment in all instances is valid and reliable
	Total Points:  Comments: