Modes Description Examples Advantages Disadvantages

Traditional The objective - Standardized - Scoring is - Time

paper and and teacher objective consuming
pencil test made tests - Easy to - Prone to
which usually administer cheating
assesses low
level thinking
skills
Performan Require - Practical - Preparatio - Scoring tends
ce actual tests n of to be
demonstratio - Oral and instrument subjective
n of skills or aural tests is without
creation of - Projects relatively rubrics
products of easy - Administratio
learning - Measure n is time
behavior consuming
that
cannot be
deceived
Portfolio A process of - Working - Measures - Development
gathering portfolios student’s is time
multiple - Show growth and consuming
indicator of portfolios developme - Ratings tends
student - Documentar nt to be
progress to y portfolios - Intelligenc subjective
support e fair without
course goals rubrics
in dynamic;
ongoing and
collaborative
process