Other Types of Student Assessment
Additional types of frequently used student assessment including authentic measures of student performance and locally-developed ,student assessment. Example of authentic assessments include writing samples, student portfolio entries, and other performance-based assessments. Examples of locally-developed assessments include teacher-made tests, grade level or department (e.g. , math) tests, and district-wide assessments. See Appendix B for more examples of other types of student assessments
These assessments can easily be used in conjunction with one another. For example, performance assessment is a “practice that requires students to create evidence through performance that will enable assessors to make valid judgments about ‘what they know and can do’ in situations that matter.” Eisner suggests the possibility that both standardized tests and performance assessments could be used with students to focus on both their general skills and particular talents. The former would provide comparative data; the latter, individualized reflections of student learning. Each would complement the other by offering a different perspective of the student and acknowledging the competing demands of assessments in public education.