Advantages and Disadvantages of 14 Types of Assessment Activities

When choosing assessment activities, it is important to take into consideration the increasingly diverse students’ background and variety is important to cater for learners’ difference. There are many different assessment activities used in Higher Education. When deciding which activity to be used, both the intended learning outcomes and the learning activities need to be considered so as to make sure they are all aligned. Below are some common assessment activities and their advantages and disadvantages.

Article/ Literature Review

Portfolios

Reflective Journals

Case Study

Posters

Reports

Concept Map

Practical Experiments

Short Answer Questions

Essay

Presentations

MCQs

Open-Book Exams

Projects