TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

METHODS

Reporter:
Berongoy, Joyce L.
Four Major Categories According to
McMillan (2007)
1. Selected-response
2. Constructed-response
3. Teacher observation
4. Student self-assessment
1. Selected-Response Format
 Students select from a given set of
options to answer a question or a
problem.
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2. Constructed-Response Format
 The constructed response type is more useful
in targeting higher levels of cognition
 A constructed-response format (subjective)
demands that students create or produce their
own answers in response to a question,
problem or task.
 Categories of Constructed-Response
Format
1. Brief-constructed response items
 Require only short responses from students.

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2. Performance Assessment
 Require students to perform a task rather than
select from a given set of options.
 Students have to come up with more extensive
and elaborate answer or response. This
performance tasks are called Authentic or
alternative assessments.
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Essay Assessments
 Involve answering a question or proposition in
written form. It is powerful in the sense that it
allows students to express themselves and
demonstrate their reasoning.

Oral Questioning
 Common assessment method during
instruction to check on student understanding.
3. Teacher Observations
 A form of on-going assessment, usually done
in combination with oral questioning.
 This assessment method can also be used to
assess the effectiveness of teaching strategies
and academic interventions.
4. Student Self-Assessment
 A process where the students are given a
chance to reflect and rate their own work and
judge how well they have performed in relation
to a set of assessment criteria.