Using Oral Assessments to Collect Evidence of Learning

Oral assessments can serve as a great method to collect another type of evidence of student learning. It typically consists of a time-limited interview with a student to verbally confirm to what degree they’ve met one or more course outcomes through a series of questions and prompts to guide the conversation. Collecting assessment evidence this way can be especially helpful while teaching remotely.

Please review this video to learn more about this assessment strategy.

Additional Resources

• USask GMCTL: Verbal Assessment Summary
• University of Guelph: Considerations when Designing and Implementing Oral Assessments

 

Want to talk to someone about using this in your course?

If you are interested in exploring using oral assessments in your teaching, please contact gmctl@usask.ca with your request. One of our Educational Development Specialists can assist you in setting this up in an effective and efficient way.

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This resource is shared by Ryan Banow, Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning (GMCTL), University of Saskatchewan, under a CC BY-NC-SA license.