Student Assessment Advice and Forms

Learn the difference between assessment and evaluation in this article of teaching advice. You will also learn how you should use each method in the classroom. New teachers will find this resource particularly valuable when outlining their grading policies.

Different methods of evaluation are needed to truly assess how much your students are learning. Learn here the different types of evaluation you can use in the classroom. New teachers will find this resource particularly valuable.

A comprehensive listing of types of assessment accommodations.

An overview of how to create meaningful performance assessments to measure student abilities and progress.

This collection of articles and resource will help you build portfolios with your students. Portfolios are a great mode of assessment for your classroom.

The words "assessment" and "testing" are often enough to send goose bumps up the arms of many students and teachers. This printable includes a few assessment strategies that can help your students through the anxious moments and help them score higher in the process.

Our extensive library of rubrics will help you assess your students' work in all subjects, from reading & language arts, to science, to social studies.

These tips will help students to perform at their best levels during testing situations.

Information on using Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences (MI) in student assessments is found here. New teachers, who are just getting acquainted with MI will find this resource particularly valuable.

A running record is a way to assess a student's reading progress by systematically evaluating a student's oral reading and identifying error patterns. This template will help you track your students' oral reading accuracy.

Report card comments help parents to understand where their child is growing or struggling as a student. Are there things that their child excels at or struggles with? The valuable information you provide can help the parent address any challenges their child may be struggling with in the classroom.

7 exit tickets for informal assessment in the elementary grades

4 different self-assessment forms for students grades 3-8.

Use printable certificates and awards to recognize great effort, achievement, or progress by your students. Express gratitude, encourage good behavior, and reward a job well done with these resources.

Sheet of multiple-choice bubble answers ready to be filled in by your students. This is a great assessment tool.

Use a chart that will help you track any type of behavior management system they use on a daily basis.

Use a chart that will help you track any type of behavior management system they use on a daily basis.

Make use of this printable chart to assess your students portfolio projects.

Make use of this printable chart to assess your students progression throughout the year.

Have your students fill in this comment form to evaluate their own progress with class work. This is an excellent tool to encourage children to understand their own progress.

Evaluate students' participation and productivity within a group activity. This printable provides an excellent place to inform students of how one person's work in the group can affect all members.

Evaluate student progress within a team and by subject area with this customizable form. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Four weeks' worth of point totals for tracking behavior management are in this chart.

Use this rubric and scoring sheet to grade students after completing the Asking Pre-Reading Questions lesson plan

This assessment worksheet asks students to describe an assignment and what they learned.

Have your students assess their progress while working independently with these questions and checklist.

Use this blank running record to assess individual students' reading skills and progress. Use with the lesson plan on Running Records. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.