Global Education Assessment Tools
What do students need to know in order to be globally competent? How can teachers assess students' learning? These models provide a framework for assessment.
The Asia Society
The first stop for a teacher interested in incorporating more global learning in the classroom is the Asia Society. Educating for Global Competence (pdf) is an essential text that highlights rationale, skills, and methods of global education. Download clear, concise rubrics for assessing global competence from the EdSteps and the Asia Society here: A main Global Competence matrix highlights the components of understanding and acting on global issues. Content-specific rubrics also provide guidance for students and teachers in the areas of mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, world languages, and leadership. Duke University
The Duke University Global Awareness rubric (pdf) uses a spectrum model to assess students’ competence from novice to advanced in several categories, including awareness of technology and political decision making. Fred Czarra
Fred Czarra’s Global Education Checklist (pdf) is a terrific starting point for schools, teachers, and communities to assess their current state of global competence. I have found it a useful tool to prioritize goals for my classroom and my school as we head towards increased competence. |
Oxfam
Oxfam’s Education for Global Citizenship (pdf) provides helpful rubrics in three key areas of global competence: knowledge and understanding, skills, and values and attitudes. Check out pages 5, 6, and 7 for rubrics that delineate those key elements at different stages of development from Pre-K through high school. World Savvy Classrooms World Savvy Classrooms Progam offers a toolkit of resources for teachers interested in integrating global competence. Their project rubrics (pdf) assess both content and skills, and could be modified for classroom use. |