Informal Assessment Tool for Adult Education
Presented by Richard Cooper, Ph.D.
Philadelphia and Southeast Professional Development Centers’
2007 Fall Institute
Have the student(s) write the answers in full sentences if they are able to do so, otherwise have someone write the learner(s) answers.
What was the funniest incident you remember from
school?
What was you best subject or teacher?
Why?
What was an embarrassing or difficult incident you
remember from school?
What was your worst subject or teacher?
Why?
Do you remember the last book you read from cover to
cover? What was it and when did you
read it?
Do you remember the last magazine or journal article
that you read from beginning to end? What
was it and when did you read it?
Do you remember the last thing you wrote that was in
paragraph form? What was it and
when did you write it?
Do you calculate the tip at a restaurant?
If not, why not? If you do calculate a tip, how do you determine how much to
leave as a tip?
What academic subject do you want to learn or master?
What academic subject do you have no interest in
learning or mastering?
Note: More information about this assessment will be added to this page to enable individuals who did not attend the presentation to use it with their students. Check back in a few days.