| Oral Interviews | Teachers asks students questions about personal background, activities, readings, and interests | Informal and relaxed context, conducted over successive days with each student, record observations on an interview guide |
| Story or Test Retelling | Student retell main ideas or selected= | Student produces oral report, can be scored on content or language components, Scored with rubric or rating scale, can determine reeading comprehension, reading strategies, and langauge development |
| Writing Samples | Students generate narrative, expository, persuasive, or reference paper | Student produces written document, can be scored on content or langauge components, scored with rubric or rating scale, can determine writing processes |
| Projects/Exhibitions | Students complete project in content area, working individually or in pairs | Students make formal presentation, written report or both, can observe oral and written products and thinking skills, scored with rubric or rating scale |
| Experiments/Demonstrations | Students complete experiment or demonstrate use of materials | Students make formal presentation, written report or both, can observe oral and written products and thinking skills, scored with rubric or rating scale |
| Constructed-Response Items | Students respond in writing to open-ended questions | Student produces a written report, usually scored on subtantive information and thinking skills, scored with rubric or rating scale |
| Teacher Observations | Teacher observes student attention, response to instructional materials, or interactions with other students | Setting in classroom environment, takes a little time, record observations with anecdotal notes or rating scales |
| Portfolios | Focused collection of student work to show progress over time | Integrates information from a number of sources, gives overall picture of student performance and learning, strong student involvement and commitment, calls for student self-assessment |