Considering the Continuum: Assessment as Learning

Traditional assessments can fail to assess students’ deeper learning. Alternative assessments evaluate what students have learned, engage them with the learning process, and challenge them to connect their academic knowledge to real world implications. While discipline-specific knowledge and skill is essential, it is often through more professional competencies that students demonstrate and reflect on growth. Rethinking assessment and leveraging the affordances of technology boosts students’ interest, interaction, and illustration of learning. Bring your questions and concerns as we explore the continuum of assessment: traditional, alternative, authentic, through to renewable.