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There are many ways to gather assessment information, from informal observation and note-taking to using standardised tools.
The methods and resources that teachers can use include:
If I didn't really know my students, I couldn't do a good job.
I gather information all the time as I'm working. Sometimes I want
to pass something on, so I'll write it down and save it. But, if
it's just something that only I need to know, then I don't write
it down, I just use it to teach.
Jane Dundas, Coatesville School
Curriculum Update, 47 August 2001
Further reading
Assessment methodology
This web page provides a brief explanation of some of the technical issues about assessment that are referred to in a
journal article by Dylan Wiliam. These include reliability, validity, dependability, norm-referencing, criterion-referencing,
combination, aggregation, reconciliation, standardisation, and moderation.
Measuring student progress
The Curriculum, Evaluation and Management Centre (CEM) at the University of Canterbury is conducting value-added projects to
measure individual student and group progress in a variety of subjects, from new entrants to year 13. The projects
measure progress over one to three years. Also available for years 7-13 are questionnaires which focus on possible
issues affecting progress.
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