Walk from objective to evidence to item
Sequence assessment design decisions from objective to evidence to task feature.
Blank-page trap Ravi has 35 minutes to draft an assessment for a manager lesson. He starts typing questions before he has named the evidence they need to produce. Starting with wording feels fast, but it hides the inference you need the score to support. Evidence-centered path Objective -> Evidence -> Item Each step answers a different question: what should the learner be able to do, what would prove it, and what task will elicit that proof? Shortcut Write an item that sounds relevant. The item has a reason to exist. If you cannot name the evidence, the item is guessing.…
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