System and method for real-time observation assessment

A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for providing a teacher with a real-time, literacy observation application for execution on a mobile computing device in order to assess a student, the control logic, when executed, causes the mobile computing device to:

• store content that is made perceivable to an assessed student on a mobile computing device;
• provide a ticker area on a first screen displayed on the mobile computing device, wherein at least a portion of the content tat is made perceivable to the assessed student is displayed in the ticker area;
• provide a first palette on the first screen;
• provide a plurality of buttons on the first palette on the first screen, wherein each of the plurality of buttons corresponds to at least one of a plurality of behaviors observable by a teacher during an assessment;
• provide a freehand area on the first screen, wherein the teacher may create a note relating to the corresponding one of the plurality of observable behaviors;
• and
• displaying a word in the ticker area and an annotation corresponding to one of the plurality of observable behaviors in response to the teacher interacting with one of the plurality of buttons on the first palette.

A method for assessing literacy, the method comprising:

• providing multiple behavior indicators on a mobile computing device, each behavior indicator representing a particular behavior observable by a teacher during a literacy assessment;
• providing a freehand area on the mobile computing device to enable the teacher to enter a note related to a behavior observed during the literacy assessment;
• displaying content on the mobile computing device, the content corresponding to content being presented to a person who is a subject of a literacy assessment;
• receiving, from the teacher using the mobile computing device, an indication that corresponds to one of the provided multiple behavior indicators and represents a behavior that is observed by the teacher during the literacy assessment relative to the content presented to the person being assessed;
• receiving, from the teacher using the mobile computing device, a note entered through the provided freehand area, the note being related to the behavior observed by the teacher during the literacy assessment relative to the content presented to the person being assessed;
• and
• displaying a word of the content being presented to the person being assessed and an annotation related to the behavior observed by the teacher.