Assessment Methods and Tools

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CAT)

The following Classroom Assessment Techniques are from “Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers” by Thomas Angelo and K. Patricia Cross.

• Minute Paper – CAT
• Muddiest Point – CAT
• What’s the Principle – CAT
• One-Sentence Summary – CAT
• Pro-Con Grid – CAT
• Student Generated Test Questions – CAT
• Classroom Opinion Poll – CAT
• Goal Ranking and Matching – CAT
• Process Analysis – CAT
• Chain Notes – CAT
• Group Work Evaluations – CAT

For more resources by K. Patricia Cross, go to: https://kpcrossacademy.org/

Focus Groups

• Conducting Effective Focus Groups
• Focus Group Protocol (Script)
• Focus Group Consent to Participate Form
• Focus Group Report Template

Interviews

• Conducting Individual Interviews

Observations

• Conducting Observations
• Observation Protocol

Rubrics

• Developing an Effective Rubric
• Analytical Rubric Template
• AAC&U VALUE Rubrics
• Using Rubrics in Blackboard
• Rubistar (online program to develop rubrics)
• Rubric Bank (University of Hawaii at Manoa)

Surveys

• Survey Design
• Likert Scale Examples
• Questions to Ask When Reviewing a Survey Draft
• Avoiding Survey Fatigue
• Margin of Error and Confidence Level Made Simple