Strengths and Weaknesses of the Various Types of Assessments

Strengths and Weaknesses of Assessments

Strengths and Weaknesses of Assessments

Introduction

Although the traditional assessing styles are still in practice, the process of evaluating students has greatly changed.

Discussion

Various assessments techniques are in practice for the students' evaluation purpose.

High-Stakes Tests

Teachers tend to teach without focusing on the curriculum's goals specifically. Apart from that, High-stake testing fails to determine the proficiency of each student.

Norm-Referenced Tests

NRTs compare student's performance on tests by grouping them demographically. However, they do not effectively measure knowledge.

Criterion-Referenced Tests

CRT evaluates student's performance with a specific standard or criterion. However, the specificity of ...