I always felt like I was barely keeping up in 8th grade math. But I was keeping up.
The barely part was stressful though.
And then the test would come and I swear the teacher would ask questions we had never seen before or frame the questions in a format I was unfamiliar with.
Getting As on most of the classworks and Bs on all the tests was my overachieving nightmare. 😂
I have 2 tips to make creating assessments easy and to make sure you aren't repeating the mistakes of my 8th grade math teacher. 😂🙃
Use Classworks Students Have Already Seen
Want to make sure you're not accidentally testing students in a format they're unfamiliar with?
Because the only thing more anxiety-inducing than a test is one with question types students have never seen before... 😬 (#8thgrademath)
Copy and paste questions from classwork, bell work, and homework you've already given students.
Change the subject pronouns or make the fill-in-the-blank sentences into multiple choice. Change a verb here or there.
Make it so it's not identical. But, like, it's 90% the same.
And it's definitely a format and topic they're familiar with. (Or should be. 🙈)
This not only ensures you aren't getting so creative that students are confused by the format of the question, but also it makes creating the assessment that much easier for you.
And you don't need more work to do.
Use a Template
Make a template assessment for yourself so you can just fill in the topics you want to test and aren't spending time playing with the formatting.
My template has highlighted portions that I need to change for each individual assessment and a framework for different types of questions.
You could even write out numbers 1-50 and A, B, C, D answer options if you know every assessment will be 50 multiple-choice questions.
Whatever makes it easier in the future. And also ensures you don't forget a reading section. Or any other section you want to include every time. 😆🙃
What tips do you have to make creating assessments easy? Share in the comments below!
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