Teachers’ perspectives of assessment and alternative assessment in the classroom

• Main Authors: Sulaiman, Tajularipin, Abdul Rahim, Suzieleez Syrene, Abdullah, Muhammad Nazrul Hakim, Omar, Rosmaria
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82144/1/Teachers%E2%80%99%20perspectives%20of%20assessment%20and%20alternative%20assessment%20in%20the%20classroom.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82144/

This study aims to explore teachers’ perspectives of the elements in assessment, choice of the types of assessment and perspectives of alternative assessment. The study was a case study involving seven in-service secondary school teachers who were interviewed. The findings indicate that respondents develop questions based on bloom’s taxonomy and higher order thinking. Formative and summative assessment are used to create a more comprehensive classroom assessment. Also, the respondents view alternative assessment as consisting of various techniques.