Patent ID: 8667400

Claim:
A method for performing a real-time observation assessment of a student by an assessor, the method comprising: displaying a text area on a device, the text area being configured to display at least a portion of an assessment text and to receive a selection of a portion of the assessment text; receiving, from the assessor, a selection of a portion of the assessment text displayed in the text area, the selected portion being associated with at least one behavior of a student, the at least one behavior being observed by the assessor while assessing the student's reading of the selected portion of the assessment text, wherein the assessor is a person; providing an annotation area on the device, the annotation area configured to receive annotation text from the assessor; receiving, from the assessor, annotation text through the annotation area, the annotation text being related to the at least one behavior observed by the assessor while assessing the student's reading of the selected portion of the assessment text; associating the annotation text with the selected portion of the assessment text; displaying, on the device, the selected portion of the assessment text together with the annotation text; and displaying, on the device, multiple buttons that correspond to behaviors and that are configured such that at least one of the buttons may be selected and button information is associated with the selected portion of the assessment text, the behaviors including the at least one behavior.