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These teachers may develop alternative assessments that more accurately reflect students’ progress. Alternative classroom assessment refers to a variety of non-traditional methods and approaches used to evaluate students’ knowledge, skills and understanding beyond traditional tests and exams.
Example: One could administer a test at the beginning of a class, then ask the same students to take the same test at the end of a class. By comparing students’ performances on the pre- and post-tests, an instructor could determine students’ levels of development.
To help you think outside the box in developing assessments of your students’ learning, here are some alternatives to multiple-choice exams that can be used in many disciplines and contexts. They are organized based on what kinds of cognitive processes or skills they require.
Assessing Learning. Alternatives to Traditional Testing. For many courses of varying format and size, across many disciplines, reasonable alternatives to traditional tests (i.e., paper-based T/F or Multiple Choice) exist.
1 wrz 2022 · What are non-traditional assessment items? A four-option multiple-choice item is a familiar friend to educators and students alike. It is straightforward in its presentation and simple to score. A well-constructed multiple-choice item can provide useful information about what students know and, more importantly, what they do not quite ...
Example 1: Evaluation Plan for a Graduate Course on Evaluation. Context. You are the principal consultant of a monitoring and evaluation company based in a Caribbean island and your company is bidding to provide an evaluation of the CARICAD Leadership Development Programme for CARICOM.
Summary of Non-Traditional Assessment Models. Emergent Assessment. Rather than designing assessment projects to look solely at a single learning outcome, faculty/staff look at student performance in a systematic way to determine what information “emerges” from students’ work.
