Kathleen Ciolli Implementation Manager

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Assessment Creation and Blueprinting Kathleen Ciolli Implementation Manager

Assessment Creation and Blueprinting

Learning Targets After this session, the learner will be able to: •  Define assessment blueprint and it’s purpose •  Create an assessment with a blueprint •  Utilize Illuminate to help construct an assessment following a blueprint

Assessment Creation and Blueprinting

Key Questions •  •  •  • 

What is an assessment blueprint? Why do you need an assessment blueprint? How do you make an assessment blueprint? How can Illuminate help with the Itembank assessments?

Assessment Creation and Blueprinting

Definition What is an assessment blueprint? An assessment blueprint is a tool to help educators prepare assessments that align to standards and match the appropriate level of understanding of the standards that are being measured.

Assessment Creation and Blueprinting

Purpose Why do you need an assessment blueprint? Educators need assessment blueprints to guide the development of their assessments to help ensure validity of the assessment.

Assessment Creation and Blueprinting

Instructions How do you make an assessment blueprint? 1.  2.  3.  4.  5. 

Determine what standards are to be assessed. Decide what level of understanding is expected. Choose a method of questioning to be used. Set the weight or point value for your questions. Check for alignment with learning targets/instructional strategies to ensure validity of the assessment.

http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Teaching/Educator-Evaluation-System/How-to-Design-and-Select-QualityAssessments/Assessment-Literacy-FAQs#FAQ1588

Assessment Creation and Blueprinting

Itembank Assessment How can Illuminate help with the Itembank assessments? •  Itembank containing over 37,000 items aligned standards •  17 different items types to test higher order thinking •  Graded by scanning, online administration or hand scoring then entered into DnA

Assessment Creation and Blueprinting

Example Blueprint

Assessment Creation and Blueprinting

Begin Building!

Assessment Creation and Blueprinting

Questions?