Identity the skills you want to include in your checklist. Under the rubric of "reading" for example, subdivide the topic into sub-sections, such as oral reading and silent reading. List the specific skills required. As an example, oral reading may include pronunciation, word understanding and intonation. If it is a job assessment skills checklist, items would include items such as literacy, computer knowledge and verbal abilities.
Calculate whether a tick for the skill that has been learned is appropriate or if you are going to rank the skill on a 1-to-5 scale. Different formulas will work for different skill checklists.
Include additional details, such as the date and how many times you have assessed the skill before it was checked off the list. With young children you may want to test how many weeks it takes for them to learn to tie their shoelaces. In this case, you develop a checklist that is horizontal with a number of boxes for an "X", until everyone in the class can do it, and the skill is ticked.
Develop an appropriate format for your checklist. Like the example mentioned above, the design has to reflect the skill collection data that you want to collect. Play with different shapes and arrangements until you come up with a checklist that suits your purposes.
Assess whether you want to use individual skill checklists for students or if you want to include the entire class. Another option is to develop different checklists for different purposes, as it doesn't have to be a one-size-fits-all assessment.
Develop checklists to get pupils to rate themselves. If you are working with training programs, for instance, have students rate themselves on how well they can write an essay, use a search engine or draft a blueprint. Students tend to rate themselves lower than their actual skill level, so take that into consideration when reviewing the skills checklists.
Set up a checklist file. Review the skills checked and the dates from time to time to help you determine how close you are with the curriculum guidelines.