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Unit Assessments Overview Plan

Complete each part of this plan to outline the summative, formative, and diagnostic assessments — and any required rubrics — for an upcoming unit.

For a sample completed document, you may return to your course module and view a completed sample.

Unit Basics

Part 1: Summative Assessment Information

Use the Summative Assessment Matrix from section 4 to fully plan your ideas prior to constructing your assessment. Add one row per objective.

Summative Assessment Objectives

Part 2: Rubrics Needed

Use the Rubric Sample Template from section 4 to build individual rubrics for each assessment type you plan to test. Add one row per objective requiring a rubric.

Rubrics by Objective

Formative Assessments

Combine this information with the Weekly Formative Assessments Template to plan the assessment and feedback type for each objective. Add one row per objective.

Formative Assessment Objectives

Diagnostic Assessments

Use the Diagnostic Assessments Template from section 2 for each objective you plan to teach. Add one row per objective.

Diagnostic Assessment Objectives

Your answers will be turned into a PDF you can download. You'll then need to upload that PDF to your course.

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