The educational community has been for long holding a debate over evaluation methods. It seems obvious that different types of learners show different degrees of success depending on the type of test. Not everybody has the same brain organisation, therefore, not everybody is is able to prove how much they have learnt in the same fixed types of paper exams.
Why is it so important to think of new ways of testing the learners' knowledge and progression? Basically, because those who have difficulties passing 'traditional' tests, although they have indeed learnt the subject, can feel useless, and that feeling is directly linked to lack of motivation; ultimately, the outcome is the dropping off school.
I suggest the reading of Carlos Magro's article entitled "Aprender no es aprobar" (learning is not about passing exams).
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