MATH 5322: Mathematics Assessment

"Observation of a student's actual performance on a task has been a fundamental tool of assessment throughout history. An apprentice performs tasks under the supervision of a master craftsman. A musician performs on her or his instrument in front of the music director. Athletic teams have tryouts and games where prospecitve players can demonstrate their skills. But mathematics students fill in a bubble or a blank to indicate that they can understand somebody else's solution to a problem."

Mathematics Assessment, NCTM, 1991, 13