ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST


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Instructions For Use

  1. The "Assessment Checklist" is designed to prompt you to consider how the learning objectives in your interactive multimedia program will be assessed.

  2. Assessment is often put off until very late in the development process, but the earlier it is considered, the more likely you will be to develop reliable and valid assessments.


Assessment Checklist

Program Title ________________ Date ________________

Examine the assessment items for the program and consider the following points. If any items fail to meet criteria, note their numbers and revise them.

Examine all items or clusters of items for these criteria

1. Do all objectives for the program have test items or other assessment procedures?YesNo
2. Do all test items or assessment procedures relate to specific objectives?YesNo
3. Are there enough items or assessment procedures to assess reliably achievement of each objective?YesNo
4. Has mastery for each objective been defined?YesNo

Examine each item for these criteria

5. Does the test item match the conditions and performance terms in the objective?YesNo
6. Is a correct answer for the item given or are criteria for a product or performance specified?YesNo
7. Is the item grammatically correct?YesNo
8. Is the item written at the learner's language level?YesNo
9. Is there only one correct answer for the item?YesNo
10. Has ambiguity in the item been avoided?YesNo

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