Objective Assessments

By: Suzanne Leslie

What Are Objective What Are Objective Assessment?Assessment?

Objective Assessments are:Objective Assessments are:

Assessments that have one right answer or Assessments that have one right answer or multiple specific answers.multiple specific answers.

Can be tests using multiple choice, short Can be tests using multiple choice, short answer, true/false, and/or matching.answer, true/false, and/or matching.

When Schools First When Schools First Began:Began:

Tests were the only objective assessments Tests were the only objective assessments given.given.

Tests were completed with ink/pen and Tests were completed with ink/pen and paper.paper.

New AssessmentsNew Assessments

As schools and technology have improved so As schools and technology have improved so have the ways to assess students.have the ways to assess students.

There are now more effective and efficient There are now more effective and efficient ways to assess student learning.ways to assess student learning.

These assessments now engage and interest These assessments now engage and interest students.students.

Students overall do better.Students overall do better.

Assessments Used NowAssessments Used Now

Assessments that are used now include:Assessments that are used now include:

-observations-observations -rubrics-rubrics

-essays-essays -journals-journals

-interviews-interviews -portfolios-portfolios

-performance tasks-performance tasks -self and peer -self and peer evaluationsevaluations

-exhibitions and demonstrations-exhibitions and demonstrations

Students can now use technology to show teachers what they Students can now use technology to show teachers what they have learned.have learned.

Why Not To Use Tests Why Not To Use Tests To Assess Student To Assess Student

LearningLearning Students may have a bad day.Students may have a bad day.

Students may get anxiety over test taking.Students may get anxiety over test taking.

Students are not engaged and feel forced.Students are not engaged and feel forced.

Students cannot show what they are truly Students cannot show what they are truly capable of doing.capable of doing.

Students may cheat.Students may cheat.