ABSTRACT

The list of possible assessment methods is now very long: true/false tests, completion tests, substitution tests, application tests, multiple-choice questions, problem tasks, short answer questions, unseen written exams, seen exams, open-book exams, essays, long essays, reports, individual projects, group projects, portfolios, in-tray exercises, simulation tests, practical tests, performance tests, placement reports, individual presentations, group

presentations, oral exams, vivas…and on top of all these, specialized fields such as medicine and the performing arts have also developed their own particular methods.