Performance assessments
These are opportunities for children to actually do something; maybe the conducting of an experiment and the presentation of its results, or even writing a play. Another version of the performance assessment is the "portfolio." Students can collect examples of work that they have done over the course of the year,
or over the course of multiple years. These types of assessments are far better than standardized or conventional tests at providing data about what students can do, and areas where they might need additional help