There are many different types of assessments that teachers can use to analyze what their students

have learned. Some of the most familiar are quizzes, tests, state-administered standardized tests, and
essays. And while each of these relatively traditional forms of assessment has its place in a curriculum,
many teachers are finding that they are limiting in other, important ways. This has prompted many
teachers to design alternative assessments that they feel better match and evaluate the content of the
instruction.

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