After reading Rebecca S. Anderson's Article~

3 things I like about Anderson's Article:

1.       She clearly tells the reader the reasons she feels the need to shift from traditional assessment to alternative assessment. We agree that each learner has his or her own learning styles, and that applies on assessment strategies whereby the teachers need to see that not every student can fully write down what they have learned on a piece of paper. Some of them can perform better with hands-on. Alternative assessment can help these students to fully show what they know and have learned.

2.       I like how she made a clear picture of the comparison of philosophical beliefs and theoretical assumptions of traditional and alternative assessment. This mind-map helps a visual learner like me to read comfortably because the journal is not just full of words. Moreover, the mind-map clearly shows the difference between traditional and alternative assessment.

3.       The rubrics ease the teachers to grade the students’ work. It is a guideline for the teachers as well as for the students. Students can use the rubrics as a guideline to improve their writing skills.





And, this is my reaction to the article:

      

      In my opinion, there is indeed a need and a must to shift from traditional assessment to alternative assessment. Every student has their own strengths and weaknesses. Some can easily write their thoughts on a piece of paper and every reader can easily understand what he or she wants to convey. Some understand how a thing works but they just could not explain it well on a piece of paper. This has caused them to get low grades. What they need is hands-on test, such as wood-carving, designing and baking. Teachers need to see that every student has different potentials in different fields. If we were to assess them using the same measurement, it would not be fair to them.