Assessment

=The Assessment Page =

====On this Assessment page you will find resources and current information on assessment, self-assessment, assessment tools and evidence-based practice. A selection of books and articles appears at the end of this page.====

**KEYWORDS (for more searching)**

 * Assessment ||  ||
 * Brainstorming webs ||  ||
 * Information Literacy Standards ||
 * Conferences || Concept mapping || Checklists ||
 * Organizers || Webbing || Rubrics and rating scales ||
 * Questioning || Venn diagram || Reflection, logs and journals ||

=**ASSESSMENT **=

**ON THE WEB **
[|Authentic Assessment]. Funderstanding. 1998-2008. //[|Authentic Assessment Toolbox]. Created by John Mueller. North Central College, Naperville, IL. 2008. //

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//[|Evidence of Understanding]: An Introduction to Assessments in K-12 Science Curricula. EDC Center for Science Education.2007. //====== [|High School. Self-Assessments. Education Development Center]. 1994-2007.

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//Stiggens, Richard J. [|Assessment, Student Confidence and Student Success]. NOTE: Stiggens is the author of several textbooks on student achievement. //======  //[|Workshop: Assessment, Evaluation, and Curriculum Redesign]. Concept to Classroom. Thirteen Ed Online. Educational Broadcasting Corporation. 2004. //

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//[|Workshop: Assessment, Evaluation, and Curriculum Redesign]. Concept to Classroom. Thirteen Ed Online. Educational Broadcasting Corporation. 2004. //======

**LITERACY STANDARDS **
American Association of School Librarians. //Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs//. Chicago, ALA, 2009. [|Click here for the description]. American Association of School Librarians (AASL). [|Standards for the 21st-Century Learner]. ALA, 2007. American Association of School Librarians. //Standards for the 21st-Century Learner IN ACTION//. Chicago, ALA, 2009. [|Click here for description.] [|The Partnership for 21st Century Skills]. 2004.   

CHECKLISTS
__[|Guide to Rating Integrative & Critical Thinking]. Washington State University. Jensen, Barbara A. [|Check List for Completing an Assignment]. Big6 Trademark. 2003. [|Research Paper Organizer].__ Created by Barbara Jensen. St. Andrews Episcopal Upper School. 2009.

**ORGANIZERS**
__[|Classroom Instruction That Works]__. T4-Transforming Teaching through Technology. Jordan School District, 2007. [|Concept Mapping and Inspiration.] The Virtual Institute. __[|Graphic Organizers]__. 2000. Houghton Mifflin. [|Graphic Organizers]__.__ 1988. North Central Regional Laboratory. __[|Graphic Organizers: Activity Bank]__. S.C.O.R.E. __// [|Inspiration] //. __ Version 8.0. Also __ //**Kidspiration**// __ (for primary grades). __[|Learning Resources: Graphic Organizers.]__ Ed. Annette Lamb. 2003. __[|Region 15 Graphic Organizers]__. 8 September 2006. __[|Tools for Reading, Writing and Thinking]__. Greece Central School District. __[|Webspiration].__ iLearn Technology. 2009. __[|Write Design Online: Graphic Organizers].__

<span style="color: rgb(226,44,53);">RUBRICS AND RATING SCALES
[|A+ Rubric: Rubric for Graphic Organizers]. Designed by Karen Franker, 2007. [|Rubrics.] Developed by Joyce Kasman Valenza. Springfield Township High School Virtual Library. [|Rubrics: Activity Bank]. S.C.O.R.E. Schools of California Online Resources for Educators. __[|Rubrics for Teachers]__. The Educators’ Network. __[|Rubrics for Web Lessons].__ Bernie Dodge and Nancy Pickett. 2007. __[|RubiStar: Create Rubrics for Your Project-Based Learning Activities]__. ALTEC, The University of Kansas. (2006). __Teacher Helpers: [|Assessment and Rubric Information]__. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators. 1995-2009. __[|Information Literacy Rubric]__. McKendree University. __[|Information Literacy Rubrics].__ Lorain County Community College. 2009. __[|Information Literacy @ Carnegie Mellon].__ Carnegie Mellon Libraries. 2008. __[|Analytic vs Holistic Rubrics]__. Teacher Vision. Pearson Education. 2000-2009. __[|Applying Big6 (TM) Skills, AASL Standards, and ISTE NETS to Internet Research]__. Janet Murray. 2007. __[|Assessments of Information Literacy]__. Jon Muller. North Central College. __[|Assessment Rubrics]__. [n.d.]. __[|Creating Rubrics]__. Teacher Vision. Pearson. 2000-2009. __[|Information Literacy Skills Rubrics]__. Prairie High School Library. College Community School District. 2009. __[|Digital Information Literacy Rubric]__. [DigINFO Rubric]. EBSCO Publishing.

**<span style="color: rgb(153,0,0); font-family: Arial;">QUESTIONING **<span style="color: rgb(153,0,0); font-family: Arial;">
[|Essential Questions in Teaching and Learning]. The Teacher Development Network. 2008. [|Plugging into the Web]: A Webquest for Teachers. Developed by Debi Tisdell. 2002. [|Questioning]. Information Age Inquiry. SCLIS, IUPUI. 2006. [|A Questioning Toolkit]. Jamie McKenzie. //From Now On//. 1997. NOTE: McKenzie has been writing on questioning for many years. He developed this chart as a tool. [|The Question Mark]? Jamie McKenzie. FNO Press. [|Teaching for Understanding]. AIM: A Project of Education Development Center. 2002 -2005. [|Themes and Essential Questions]: Framing Inquiry and Promoting Critical Thinking. Greece Central School District. [|Using Essential Questions] to Focus Teaching and Learning. Technology for Learning Consortium.

**<span style="color: rgb(208,27,33); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">REFLECTION, LOGS, JOURNALS **
[|Involving Students and Families in Ongoing Reflection and Assessment]. ReadWriteThink: Lessons. NCTE. 2002-2009. NOTE: Search on “Reflection” to find many other lessons about this topic. [|Assessing Learning]: Peer and Self Assessment. The National Capitol Resource Language Center. Washington, D.C. 2004. Johnson-Bogart, Kim. “[|Writing Portfolios]: What Teachers Learn from Student Self-Assessment.” Assessment in and of Collaborative Learning. Washington Center’s Evaluation Committee. [|K-5 Writing Portfolios]: A Teacher’s Guide. Region 15 Public Schools.Middlebury/Southbury, CT. (Rev. July 1999). Jones, Steven. [|Assessment Rubric for Student Reflections]. IUPUI. Klein, Sheri and William Chandler. “[|Portfolio Reflection].” University of Wisconsin, Whiterwater and Stout. McMillan, James H. and Jessica Hearn. “[|Student Self-Assessment]: The Key to Stronger Student Motivation and Higher Achievement. Virginia Commonwealth University. [|Project Basics: Assessment in Practice]. 2Learn.ca.Education Society. 1997-2009. Reimers, Valarie. “[|Students Writing about Their Writing as Reflection].” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication. Phoenix, AZ. (March 12-15, 1997). [|Self-Assessment Strategies]. Developed by Barbara Stripling. [|Strategies to Enhance Student Self-Assessment]. Assessment for Learning. Curriculum Corporation. //<span style="color: rgb(0,51,0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial;">Zuckerman, Galena. “Development of Reflection through Learning Activity.” ////<span style="color: rgb(0,51,0); font-family: Arial;">European Journal of Psychology of Education ////<span style="color: rgb(0,51,0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial;"> (March 2004) : 9-18. Available full text in EBSCO, Academic Search Premier. //

<span style="color: rgb(203,42,54);">INFORMATION LITERACY TESTS -- Standardized
__[|Project SAILES.]__ ILILE. Kent State University. 2000-2009. __[|TRAILS]:__ Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills. Kent State University Libraries & Media Services. 2009.

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">**ARTICLES ABOUT ASSESSMENT**
Abilock, Debbie. "Choosing Assessments That Matter." //Knowledge Quest// (May/June 2007) 35.5: 8-12. [|Assessment: The Advantages of Rubrics]. //Teacher Vision//. Pearson Education. Callison, Daniel. “[|Organizers].” //School Library Media Activities Monthly// 16.5 (2000) 36-39. Cheong, Wendy. "The Power of Questioning." //Connect// (March/April 2006) : 9-10. Accessed full text from Academic Search Premier. Core Concept: [|Comprehensive Assessment]. What Works in Public Education. //Edutopia//. The George Lucas Educational Foundation, 2009. Egan, Teresa and Irvin R. Katz. "Thinking beyond Technology: Using the iSkills Assessment As Evidence to Support Institutional ICT Literacy Initiatives." //Knowledge Quest// (May/June 2007) 35.5: 36-42. Harada, Violet H. “Working Smarter: Being Strategic about Assessment and Accountability.” //Teacher Librarian// 33.1 (October, 2005) 8-15. Harada, Violet H. “[|Building Evidence Folders for Learning through Library Media Centers].” //School Library Media Activities Monthly// 23.3 (November, 2006) 25-29. Harada, Violet H. and Joan M. Yoshina. “[|Assessing Learning: The Missing Piece in Instruction].” //School Library Media Activities Monthly// 23.3 (November, 2006) 25-29. Harada, Violet H. From Eyeballing to Evidence: Assessing for Learning in Hawaii Library Media Centers. //School Library Media Activities Monthly// (November 2007) 24.3: 21-25. Harada, Violet H. and Joan M. Yoshina. "Involving Students in Learning through Rubrics." //Library Media Connection// (February 2007):10-14. Harada, Violet H. and Joan M.Yoshina. "Tools for Assessment: "Conferences, Logs." //Assessing Learning//. Libraries Unlimited, 2005. Morriston, Terry. Carving a New Assessment TRAIL. //Knowledge Quest// (May/June 2007) 35.5: 48-49.  O'Brien, Maura. "Formative Assessment." Connect (January/February 2008). Pappas, Marjorie L. Designing Learning for Evidence-Based Practice. //School Library Media Activities Monthly// (January 2008) 24.8:20-27. Pappas, Marjorie L. “[|Organizing Research].” //School Library Media Activities Monthly// 14.4 (1997) 30-32. Pappas, Marjorie L. “State Landmarks.” //School Library Media Activities Monthly// 19.9 (May, 2003) 22-25. Pappas, Marjorie L. “Writing Editorials.” //School Library Media Activities Monthly// 19.10 (June, 2003) 20-24. Pappas, Marjorie L. “Tools for Assessing Learning.” //School Library Media Activities Monthly// 23.9 (May 2007) 21-25. Paul, Richard W. and Linda Elder. “[|Structures for Student Self-Assessment].” Critical Thinking Handbook. Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2000. Repman, Judi.” Information Literacy and Assessment: Web Resources Too Good to Miss.” //Library Talk//. 15.2 (Mar/Apr 2002) 12-13. Schloman, Barbara F. and Julie A. Gedeon. "Creating TRAILS: Tools for Real-Time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills." //Knowledge Quest// (May/June 2007) 44-47. Seymour, Celene. Information Technology Assessment. //Knowledge Quest// (May/June 2007) 35.5: 32-35. Stripling, Barbara K. “Assessing Information Fluency: Gathering Evidence of Student Learning.” //School Library Media Activities Monthly// 23.8 (April 2007) 25-29 Yoshina, Joan M. and Violet H. Harada. Involving Students in Learning through Rubrics. //Library Media Connection// (February 2007) 10-14. Yoshina, Joan and Violet H. Harada. “The Missing Link: One Elementary School’s Journey with Assessment.” //School Library Media Activities Monthly// 14.7 (March, 1998). [|Yoshida, Clyde]. Creating a Culture of Student Reflection: Self-Assessment Yields Positive Results. Edutopia (July 1997). Yoshina, Joan M. and Violet H. Harada. "Involving Students in Learning through Rubrics." //Library Media Connection//. (February 2007) 10-14. Zmuda, Where Does Your Authority Come From? //School Library Media Activities Monthly// 23.1 (September 2006) 19-26.

<span style="color: rgb(195,29,57);">**BOOKS ABOUT ASSESSMENT**
AASL. //Standards for the 21st-Century Learner//. ALA, 2007. AASL. //Standards for the 21st-Century Learner IN ACTION//. ALA, 2009. Ausubel, David. //Learning Theory and Classroom Practice//. Ontario: The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1967. //Academic Content Standards:K-12 Guidelines: Library//. Center for Curriculum and Assessment. Ohio Department of Education. Brookhart, Susan M. //Exploring Formative Assessment//. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2009. Butler, Susan M. A and McMunn, Nancy D. //Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Assessment: Understanding and Using Assessment to Improve Student Learning//. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, CA, 2006. Champlin, Connie, David V. Loertscher, and Nancy Miller. //Sharing the Evidence: LMC Assessment Tools and Resources//. Hi Willow Research and Publishing, 2007. Conzemius, Anne and Jan O’Neill. //Building Shared Responsibility for Student Learning//. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2001. //Graphic Organizers//. [Smart Card]. [|Kagan Cooperative Learning], 1998. Harada, Violet H. and Joan M. Yoshina. //Assessing Learning//. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. Harada, Violet H. and Joan M. Yoshina. //Inquiry Learning through Librarian-Teacher Partnerships//. Worthington, OH: Linworth Publishing, 2004. Hyerle, David. //Visual Tools for Constructing Knowledge//. ASCD, 1996. Hyerle, David. //A Field Guide to Using Visual Tools//. ASCD, 2000. Jacobson, Trudi and Lijuan Xu. //Motivating Students in Information Literacy Classes//. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2004. Koechlin, Carol and Sandi Zwaan//. Info Tasks for Successful Learning//. Pembroke, 2001. Kuhthau, Carol C., Leslie K. Maniottes, and Ann K. Caspari. //Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century//.2007. Loertscher, David V. and Marcia Mardis. (Eds.). //Into the Center of the Curriculum: Papers of the Treasure Mountain Research Retreat//. Hi Willow Research and Publishing, 2007. Koechlin, Carol and Sandi Zwaan. //Build Your Own// //Information// //Literate// //School//. Spring, TX: Hi Willow Research and Publishing, 2003. Marzano, Robert J. //Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work//. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2006. [|Click here for a description]: //Organizing Thinking Book 1 & 2: Organizers on CD//. [|The Critical Thinking Co.] Parks, Sandra and Howard Black. //Organizing Thinking: Book 1 & 2//. Critical Thinking Books & Software, 1992. Popham, James W. //Transformative Assessment//. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2008. [|Click here for a description]. Rolheiser, Carol, Barbara Bowerand Laurie Stevahn. //The Portfolio Organizer: Succeeding with Portfolios in Your Classroom//. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. [|Click here for a description]: Rolheiser, Carol, Barbara Bowerand Laurie Stevahn. //The Portfolio Organizer: Succeeding with Portfolios in Your Classroom//. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. Rogers, Spence and Shari Graham. //The High Performance Toolbox//. Evergreen, CO: Peak Learning Systems, 2000. This is an excellent book that includes strategies for developing rubrics and checklists. Stripling, Barbara K. and Sanda Huges-Hassell. Eds. //Curriculm Connections through the Library//. Libraries Unlimited, 2003. Taggart, Germaine (Ed.). //Rubrics: A Handbook for Construction and Use//. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2001. Zmuda, Allison and Violet H. Harada. //Librarians as Learning Specialists: Meeting the Learning Imperative for the 21st Century//. Libraries Unlimited, 2008.

Last Updated: April, 2009.