Matching Assessments to Objectives

Step-By-Step Process

There are a lot of strategies out there for developing assessments that align well with objectives. They all cover the same ground but use a lot of different terminology. This is our version cobbled together from a number of others and simplified to make it easier to go through.

This page has content that will make more sense if you review the following pages first.

Learning Objectives

Types of Learning Objectives

Developing Assessments

Step 1: Determine the Purpose

Is this an assessment Of, For, or As Learning? Who will use the results and how?

Step 2: Examine the Objective(s)

Which objectives are being measured by this assessment?

What is the intended learning?

Is the intended learning clearly stated? If not, consider reworking the objective.