Standardized testing and its effects on Inner Cities

Portfolio-based assessment. Portfolio-based assessments measure student progress based on projects, presentations, reports, and papers collected over time. Multiple measures. This option encompasses a wide array of alternatives. Rather than rely exclusively on standardized tests, Kamenetz recommends collecting different information from students using things like social and emotional skills surveys, game-based assessments, and performance or portfolio-based assessments. Stealth or game-based assessment. According to a report from the MacArthur Foundation, Stealth assessment refers to Early Childhood Development (ECD)-based assessments that are woven directly and invisibly into the fabric of the gaming environment. Stealth assessments, integrated into resources like Scholastic and Khan Academy, eliminate the time, cost, and anxiety that accompanies traditional standardized testing.