Educational Assessment is used to determine what a student has learned, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and how they will learn new information.
Autobiography -A combination instrument useful for the first day of school or the first day of a new student. This form collects a history of students' educational experience, their understanding of their best way to learn, and a record of their life goals at this point in time.
HemLem - An instrument that provides questions and an observation that are useful to assess the relative strengths of the brain hemispheres for learning and problem solving.
Environment Survey - Aninstrument that provides self-supplied information on the environment which the student peceives as best for their learning.
The Lexile Framework for Reading - The application of these new tools to indicate the reading level of a student and also the reading level of materials to be read by the student.
Diagnostic Spelling Assessment - Determine which spelling patterns are stumbling blocks for a student.
Test of Written Spelling 4 - the updated version of a test I relied on for 15 years.
Electronic Portfolios - A way to collect both projects and assessment into one neat package.
Self-Administered Learning Style Inventory - This instrument lets the student or individual answer questions which lead to a discovery of their unique learning style.
WISC-R Analysis - A table that shows the information provided by the subtest scores on the WISC Intelligence assessment. Useful to teachers and parents.
SOL Tests from 2007 - This page provides links to academic standardized tests used by the Virginia schools in 2007. These tests can be used as practice tests or for informal assessments of academic level.