TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS DISTINCTIVENESS AND DIFFERENCES

Abstract

Assessment is an ongoing process of gathering and analyzing information to give judgments to test-takers' performance in given domain. Assessment is a broad term which includes tests and other methodological techniques that educators use to evaluate, and document the academic readiness, learning progress, skill acquisition, or educational needs of students. This article explores main differences between two types of assessments, focusing on particular characteristics and problems related to them. There are two main types of assessment according to what a test measures. The first one is traditional assessment and the other one is alternative assessment.