Assessment design

The appropriate design of assessment is critical for their authenticity and validly. A systematic process for designing assessment tasks needs to answers questions such as:

• Why is this assessment being done?
• What are the earning goals and standards?
• How can assessment options are chosen?
• How to make consistent judgements on student learning?

Sample assessment design process

Assessment Design Process 1 (PDF 276 kb)

Assessment Design Process 2 (PDF 146 kb)

Useful link

Creating Sustainable Assessment for Long-term Learning, David Boud (PDF)

 *  Importance of Validity and Reliability in Classroom Assessments