Assessment Instrument Teacher or classroom volunteer keep anecdotal notes over the term, noting each student's ability to sequence, read dates and numbers, recognize patterns, use such prepositions as before , after, and between. These tasks can provide information about recall and literal comprehension. They can be useful in testing logic and the ability to recognize connections. They are sometimes a form of time-efficient feedback. It is time consuming and difficult to construct a good written test.
Many teachers have very little training on how to create a meaningful test.
Teachers need to consider the various learning styles, multiple intelligences, cultural diversity, and learning problems of students and provide a balance of assessment activities that allow students to succeed. Within developmental limits, more items are better. Limit true-false items due to the high probability that students will guess. Avoid absolute words like all, never, and always. Make sure items are clearly true or false, rather than ambiguous.