Assessing Student Work
Canadian authority on assessment of media work, Chris M. Worsnop provides guidelines along with examples of assessment efforts involving a range of media products.
You Need a Conceptual Framework
All Media Education curricula should begin with a conceptual framework.
What Is Assessment?
This guide describes the function and importance of student, program, and system assessment, as well as the differences between assessment and evaluation.
Why is Assessment Important in Media Education?
Courses with strong assessment develop a reputation for making a lot of people happy—including parents and administrators.
Media Performance Across the Curriculum
For those who would like an alternative to the essay, this list provides almost 200 other formats and media for student reporting.
Using Rubrics to Assess Media Work in the Classroom
A six-level scale is provided to help instructors create a detailed rubric to assess any media work on five traits: ideas/content, organization, effective use of media language, voice/audience, and technical competence.
Assessing Student Work: Initial Considerations
For instructors beginning assessment of student media work, the series of evaluative questions given here will help make sense of presentation notes and production portfolios.
Assessing Specific Formats: Poster
Questions to help evaluate posters on 5 different traits are provided, along with detailed sample assessments.
Assessing Specific Formats: Video/Film
Questions to help evaluate video work on 5 different traits are provided, along with detailed sample assessments.
Assessing Specific Formats: Radio
Questions to help evaluate radio work on 5 different traits are provided, along with detailed sample assessments.
Assessing Specific Formats: Pamphlet / Brochure
Questions to help evaluate pamphlets / brochures on 5 different traits are provided, along with detailed sample assessments.
Assessing Specific Formats: Magazine
Questions to help evaluate magazines on 5 different traits are provided, along with detailed sample assessments.
Assessing Specific Formats: Website
Questions to help evaluate websites on 5 different traits are provided, along with detailed sample assessments.
Assessing Specific Formats: Newspaper
Questions to help evaluate newspapers on 5 different traits are provided, along with detailed sample assessments.
