Teachers will develop a student assessment plan for their online course(s) by reviewing national and state standards regarding assessment. They will identify the key components of assessment plans, such as formative and summative assessments, differentiated assessments, and ensuring assessment validity and reliability. Teachers will create a draft assessment plan that incorporates these guidelines and features. The plan will include a variety of assessment types to address different learning styles and needs, along with rubrics and accommodations.

2.  Teachers will…
› Know and understand Standards G and H
from the iNACOL National Standards for
Online Teaching (iNACOL, 2011).
› Know and understand standards F-I in the
SREB Standards for Quality Online Teaching
(Glowa, 2009).
 All standards in these sections of these
document pertain to developing a student
assessment plan.

3.  Teachers will…
› Begin with the end in mind by examining
current LA Standards/GLE’s and Common
Core Standards.
› Identify key features of assessment plans for
online courses.
› Identify key features of K-12 assessment
plans:
 Formative vs. summative assessments
 Differentiated assessments
 Assessment validity and reliability

4.  Teachers will…
› Develop a draft of an assessment plan for
their assigned course(s) that meets the
guidelines presented in this module.

5.  Visit the following websites:
› http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalsta
ndards/iNACOL_TeachingStandardsv2.pdf
 Review standards G and H with regard to
student assessments.
› http://publications.sreb.org/2009/09T01_Gui
de_profdev_online_teach.pdf
 Review standards F through I with regard to
students assessments

6.  Watch an overview of Common Core
Standards and PARCC Assessments by
watching 2 video overviews of them.
› https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/c
ommon-core-state-standards-middle-school
› https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/c
ommon-core-state-standards-high-school
 Visit the LA Department of Education site
specific to the standards for your course.
› http://www.doe.state.la.us/topics/gle.html

7.  Having reviewed the teaching
standards online teachers must
reach, and given the learning standards
your students must reach, generate a
discussion board post summarizing these
“ends in mind.”
› Where must you as a teacher go with
regard to developing an assessment plan?
› What goals must your students reach within
the context of your course?

8. 1. Read the article “Online Assessment
Techniques” (Robles & Braathen, 2002).
1. http://www.acousticslab.org/dots_sampl
e/module2/RoblesAndBraathen2002.pdf
2. Visit the Teacher Vision Assessment
page and peruse the various links to
articles regarding assessment.
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/asse
ssment/resource/5815.html

9. 3. Visit Kathy Schrock’s site to Assessment
and Rubrics:
http://www.schrockguide.net/assessme
nt-and-rubrics.html
› Review all links on both websites.

10.  Create a Powerpoint Presentation with
the following information:
› Outline key features of assessment plans in
general
 Use the information reviewed on the websites.
› Outline key features of online assessment
plans specifically.

11.  Formative vs. Summative Assessments
› Read article on use of formative and
summative assessments in the classroom
(Garrison & Ehringhaus, 2007):
http://ccti.colfinder.org/sites/default/files/guyana/res
ources/TL/TL%20M02U03%20docs/Formative%20an
d%20Summative%20Assessment%20in%20the%20C
lassroom.pdf
 Formative Assessment
› Read article on formative assessment
(Boston, 2002):
http://www.vtaide.com/png/ERIC/Formative-
Assessment.htm

12.  After reading the 2 articles, develop a
Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting
the 2 types of assessment.
 Generate lists of possible formative and
summative assessments that can be
used within your content area.
› Keep the list out—will be updating as we
learn more about assessments 

13.  An assessment plan should have a
variety of assessment measures to reach
all learning styles.
› Meeting the multiple learning styles of your
students requires the use of multiple
assessment types.
 Review the following links at the Teacher Vision site:
Categories of Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Creating
Meaningful Performance Assessments and Using Multiple
Intelligences in Testing and Assessment.
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/assessment/resource/5815.
html

14.  Review the extensive list of possible
assessment strategies at the Alaska
Department of Education website:
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/framewor
ks/mathsci/ms5_2as1.htm
› Revisit your draft of formative and summative
assessments.
 Update this list to include ideas generated from the
websites on the previous 2 slides.

15.  Many assessments will require rubrics in
order to standardize scoring and to
provide students with advance
knowledge of requirements.
› Read article by Moskal (2000) on scoring
rubrics:
http://www.peopledev.co.za/library/Scoring
%20rubrics%20-%20Moskal%20B.pdf
› Devise a rubric for one of the assessments in
your plan.

16.  You must meet the needs of your
learners with special needs (IDEA, 504,
RTI) through accommodations.
› Review the information regarding assessment
accommodations:
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/teaching-
methods/educational-
testing/4170.html?detoured=1
› On the assessment list you have developed,
identify 2 ways you can make accommodations
on at least 2 of the measures.

17.  For the integrity of the online (or any)
course, assessment measures must be
reliable and valid to determine whether
or not students have met learning goals.
› Find one scholarly article from a peer-
reviewed journal on assessment reliability
and validity.
› Write a discussion board post summarizing
the highlights of the article.
› Revisit your assessment list to determine
whether or not the assessments are reliable
and valid.

18.  Review the assessment plan you drafted
throughout this module.
› Ensure all guidelines are considered in the
development of your final plan.
› Have you considered all components?
 Formative and summative
 Differentiation
 Learning styles
 Learner accommodations
 Rubrics for performance based
 Validity and reliability

19. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. (1996, June 16). A
collection of assessment strategies. Retrieved from Alaska Department of
Education website:
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/mathsci/ms5_2as1.htm
Boston, C. (October, 2002). The concept of formative assessment. ERIC
Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation. Retrieved from:
http://www.vtaide.com/png/ERIC/Formative-Assessment.htm
Garrison, C. & Ehringhaus, M. (2007). Formative and summative assessments in
the classroom. Retrieved from:
http://ccti.colfinder.org/sites/default/files/guyana/resources/TL/TL%20M02U0
3%20docs/Formative%20and%20Summative%20Assessment%20in%20the%20
Classroom.pdf
Glowa, E. (2009, March). Guidelines for professional development of online
teachers. Southern Regional Educational Board. Retrieved from SREB
website:
http://publications.sreb.org/2009/09T01_Guide_profdev_online_teach.pdf
iNACOL International Association for K-12 Online Teaching. (October, 2011).
National Standards for Quality Online Courses, Version 2. Retrieved from
iNACOL website:
http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/iNACOL_TeachingStanda
rdsv2.pdf

20. Louisiana Department of Education. (2012). Grade Level Expectations.
Retrieved from LADOE website:
http://www.doe.state.la.us/topics/gle.html
Moskal, B.M. (2000). Scoring rubrics: what, when and how?. Practical
Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 7(3). Retrieved from:
http://www.peopledev.co.za/library/Scoring%20rubrics%20-
%20Moskal%20B.pdf
Robles, M. & Braathen, S. (2002). Online assessment techniques. Delta Pi
Epsilon Journal, XLIV(1), p. 39-49. Retrieved from:
http://www.acousticslab.org/dots_sample/module2/RoblesAndBraathe
n2002.pdf
Schrock, K. (2012, June 24). Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything:
Assessment and Rubrics. Retrieved from Kathy Schrock’s website:
http://www.schrockguide.net/assessment-and-rubrics.html

21. Teacher Vision Assessment Advice and Forms. (2012). Retrieved from
Teacher Vision website:
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/assessment/resource/5815.html
Teacher Vision Types of Assessment Accommodations. (2012). Excerpted
from Assessment Accommodations Toolkit. Retrieved from Teacher
Vision website: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/teaching-
methods/educational-testing/4170.html?detoured=1
Teaching Channel. (2012). Common Core Overview Video Clips: Middle
and High Schools. Retrieved from Teaching Channel website:
https://www.teachingchannel.org/