{"id":377,"date":"2025-09-12T16:29:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T22:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/?page_id=377"},"modified":"2026-03-20T03:54:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:54:05","slug":"secondary-assessment-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/secondary-assessment-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Secondary Assessment Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#rubrics-clarity\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/34-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/34-1024x1024.png 1024w, 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https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/35-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/35-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/35.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#building-skills\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/36-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/36-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/36-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/36-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/36-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/36.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#considering-context\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/37-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/37-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/37-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/37-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/37-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/37.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-border-color has-custom-color-4-color has-custom-color-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-efa6d6e8202ca3c4a5e6e49992451729\" id=\"rubrics-clarity\" style=\"border-color:#ffc82e;border-width:7px;border-radius:0px\"><strong><strong>Rubrics &amp; Clarity<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d7ba6e0544f4e8467085bf136656a8fc is-style-text-subtitle--2\">\u201cI\u2019m a Rubric Lover\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-95979e6cee6620007be59912e217be39 is-style-text-subtitle--3\">Rubrics Help Students See Their Own Learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6eb8f2113444e93f746d96bdf0445124 is-style-text-subtitle--4\">Rubrics Give Students, Teachers, and Parents More Clarity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-938cc77f9e6f993464810c03d1baf42b is-style-text-subtitle--5\">Rubrics for Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cb544af9cbeb8e963c1f0bc4c054cef5 is-style-text-subtitle--6\">Using a Four-Point Framework in High School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-02b761a8f2393f3facd301491f4f33ad is-style-text-subtitle--7\">\u201cI Used to LOVE Rubrics\u2026\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color 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style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-border-color has-custom-color-4-color has-custom-color-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-92a18c63b02efb8496fb74029b752882\" id=\"other-tools\" style=\"border-color:#ffc82e;border-width:7px;border-radius:0px\"><strong><strong>Other Assessment Tools &amp; Structures<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bece15d898340455051bd4f7ae61e5cc is-style-text-subtitle--11\">Formative Assessment Ideas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color 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is-style-default has-border-color has-custom-color-4-color has-custom-color-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-af91ae72c2a8eb1bad6af3be99f7a8fc\" id=\"building-skills\" style=\"border-color:#ffc82e;border-width:7px;border-radius:0px\"><strong><strong>Building Assessment Skills in Students<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-df961dec209fd294adf1994234d03019 is-style-text-subtitle--23\">Building Exam-Taking Skills Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-72fbce09b01903542b3322972635f0e8 is-style-text-subtitle--24\">Importance of Using Pre-Assessments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div 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