EXAMPLES OF QUALITATIVE

ASSESSMENT TOOLS:
 Observation

• Observations can include watching a participant

or program, videotaping an intervention, or even
recording people who have been asked to “think
aloud” while they work (Ericsson et al., 1993).
 Questionnaire

• questionnaire is a research instrument that consists

of a set of questions or other types of prompts that
aims to collect information from a respondent.
 Interview

•  A conversation where one person asks another questions to learn

more about the topic.
 Case Study
• The collection and presentation of detailed information
about a particular participant or small group, frequently
including data derived from the participants
themselves.
 Document Review

•  Analysis of documents using a rubric and/or a

coding framework to identify themes.
 Focus Group

• Group discussions that are intentionally designed

to gain in-depth discussion around a specific
topic.
 Mixed-Method

• A research approach that uses two or more

methods, with at least one being quantitative and
one being qualitative in nature.
 Rubric
• Scoring guide for evaluating performance, ability, or
effectiveness, for a specific domain made up of definitions of
quality work, well-defined criteria for measuring quality work,
and scoring method (using descriptive language such as
beginner, intermediate, advanced, etc.) to indicate level of
performance.