-Assessment should give prompt feedback to teacher and students to allow the teacher to make instructional decisions

-Assessment should be efficient

-Assessment should provide teacher and students with resourceful information

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Methods: informal teacher notes, student self-assessment, peer assessment

-Assessment tasks should be authentic

-Assessment structure should support student performance

-Assessment should fit with learning standards

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Methods: written or verbal feedback, students are assessed in the same way that they learn in the classroom, students are provided with a variety of formats of assessments

-Assessment should provide clearly defined criteria for which it will be assessed

-Teachers should take into account students languages and cultures when creating assessments

-Teachers should take into account students attitudes and beliefs when creating assessments

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Methods: checklists, rubrics, student feedback on assessments