The measure of whether the curriculum, instruction, and teaching methodologies are moving a child to mastery of the exit outcomes is the assessment. There are several different types of assessments, the most notable of which are:

alternative assessments is a catch all term for assessments that depart from the traditional multiple choice, norm-referenced tests;

performance assessments measure content and process – what the child knows and can do;

portfolio assessment is a picture of the students classroom work over time, much as the artist's portfolio of best pictures drawn;

authentic assessments are assessments based in the context of social issues – simulations of problems, issues, or challenges that a person might encounter in real life.

The links to the left discuss assessments, their function, and provide links to sites dealing with assessment.

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