POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN USING ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF ASSESSMENT

Abstract

The face of alternative assessment methods in education is ever-changing, and there is a scope for further improvement. The study does a critical literature review analyzing the different alternative assessment methods, their effectiveness, and shortcomings. The research looks at various formats of alternative assessment, like portfolios, project-based assessments, peer evaluations, and authentic assessments, and identifies key areas where these methods can be improved to give better results educationally. This analysis brings out a number of imperative elements that need attention, namely standardization of implementation, more enhanced reliability measures, integration with traditional assessment  methods, and technological support systems. The findings denote that though alternative assessments hold a raft of advantages over the traditional testing methods, there is a way in which designs, implementations, and evaluations could be significantly improved. It concludes with recommendations on how educators, school administrators, and policymakers might realize the most of alternative assessment practices. This present study adds to the burgeoning literature on methodologies for conducting educational assessment; it also carries some practical implications for developing alternative assessment systems in different settings.