Paradigm Shift

               Traditional assessment includes simple forms of assessment such as a test or a quiz that has one correct answer and is aligned to specific standards to help student achieve the learning objectives. Also, traditional assessment is seen as the one assessment type that helps teachers and admins collect grades that can be posted in the report cards. The alternative assessment on the other hand is the assessment that help students retain what they learned and see how it is connected to the real world, these assessments do not have a unified final product as it can differ from one student to another, and they are more subjective compared to the traditional assessments.              Now which one is the best to use? Should teachers focus on traditional assessment and ignore alternative assessment methods? Or do they have to pick and choose to create the ...