Projects, Portfolios, and Performance Assessments
February 6, 2019
The recent backlash against standardized testing is renewing interest in alternative ways to evaluate students鈥� learning progress. Proponents of these alternative approaches bet that 鈥渃apstone鈥� projects, portfolios, and performance-based tests can deepen students鈥� learning and teach them valuable skills for college or the workplace.
But the practices also raise questions: Is an essay a performance assessment? How should students be evaluated in group projects? Will students make it into colleges without traditional grades and test scores? Can digital games tell teachers what students know鈥攐r still need to learn? Find out in this special report.
But the practices also raise questions: Is an essay a performance assessment? How should students be evaluated in group projects? Will students make it into colleges without traditional grades and test scores? Can digital games tell teachers what students know鈥攐r still need to learn? Find out in this special report.
