The Assessment Spectrum

 

The assessment spectrum below can be used to analyze to what degree Bloom’s Taxonomy and Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, as well as traditional or alternative assessment methods have been incorporated into a task. Before we use the assessment spectrum to analyze some sample assessments, we need to review Bloom's, Multiple Intelligences, and the two methods of assessment.

 


Lowest

Low

Median

High

Highest

 
Low End Indicators


    High End Indicators

Lower Order Thinking
Single Intelligence
Traditional Assessment
Higher Order Thinking
Multiple Intelligences
Alternative Assessments