LAC 28:LXV.505. Alternative Assessment

A. One initiative in education reform is the promotion of the use of alternative assessment in all areas of education. "Alternative assessment includes any type of assessment in which students create a response to a question rather than choose a response from a given list (e.g., multiple-choice, true-false, or matching). Alternative assessment can include short answer questions, essays, performances, oral presentations, demonstration, exhibitions, and portfolios." 5Regional Educational Laboratory Network Program on Science and Mathematics Alternative Assessment. (1994). A toolkit for professional developers: Alternative assessment, page 7.