A key goal of Christian education is students increasing their understanding and application of a Biblical perspective. Assessment can help! Here's a 4-part tutorial on how you can use assessment. The tutorial address the vision for assessment, assessment for learning, goal setting, and rubric usage:

(1) What's the vision for using assessment?

(2) Does assessment help improve student use of a Biblical perspective? Yes!

1. Teacher testimonial: Kim Essenburg, who teaches English 10, says, "Assessment helps students more deeply connect what they study, their lives, and a Biblical perspective."
2. What type of assessment can you use?
3. What makes a good assessment good?
4. How can you make assessment even better?

(3) Now that you more fully understand that assessment does help students understand and apply a Biblical perspective, you're read to set a student learning target, determine your current commitment, and consider the amount of practice your students will need to achieve your learning goal.

1. How proficiently do you want your students to use a Biblical perspective?
   
2. What's the relationship between commitment to Biblical perspective and frequency of assessment?
3. How much practice do your students need?
4. Teacher tip: Give your students quality practice, says Michael Essenburg

(4) Before giving your students a Biblical perspective assessment, be sure your design a rubric. Using a rubric will help your students understand your expectations and provide you with assessment data you can use to modify instruction:

1. What makes a good rubric good?
2. How can you use a rubric?
3. How can you use assessment data to help students learn?
4. Teacher tip: Use a bookmark to prepare students for a Biblical perspective