Assessments in Education

Are tests the only objective way to assess student learning? I think that student learning can be assessed in a variety of ways and the video above touches on them. It mentions that it is important for assessments to be relevant to what students have learned. They believe that it should represent something that would be done in the work force. I think these are very valid statements about assessment. I think that these are things that should be remembered when planning assessments. These assessments can come in forms other than tests though like the video suggests. They could be in the form of a presentation, activity or a group project and it would be just as easy to assess the students in those ways and it would make the assessment more authentic and meaningful for the students.
I think that tests are still a way for teachers to assess student learning, but with the creation of new technologies and teaching strategies it is important to make sure that our assessment methods change with the times as well. Making assessments out of projects, papers, presentations, models, and tests can create an environment where students are more engaged and feel like they are a part of the learning process. This creates an environment where students enjoy learning. I believe that there are many forms of assessment other that just tests that can help us, as teachers, objectively assess student learning.