LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Classroom » Reference

Learn more about alternative assessment

Topography of North Carolina and its influence on settlement
This lesson explores where North Carolina is in relation to the United States and North America. Also, we will explore the different regions of North Carolina and how the topography of the region affected settlement.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Development and Social Studies)
By Jessica Wilson and Tabitha Horton.
Solar energy hot box
This hands-on science lesson is great because it allows students to get out of their seats and move about, as well as allows students to work in cooperative groups. The teacher is more of a facilitator and students are more in charge of their own learning processes.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics and Science)
By Nicole Albright.
Dictionary guide words: How do they guide us?
Students have difficulty locating words in a dictionary. This lesson will allow students to learn how to use guide words in a dictionary to locate words.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
By Anne Campbell and Carol Troutman.
Snap! Crackle! Box!
The student will create a new cereal and design an original box as their final for Art 1. This is a cumulative assignment incorporating the skills and techniques studied and developed throughout the course of the year.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and English Language Development)
By Joan Lansford and Peggy Peck.
Gardens all around
Students learn to appreciate the plants and animals that make their homes in the gardens of North Carolina.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science)
By Bambi Heavner.

Find all 142 resources in our collection.

Assessment that measures student learning in forms other than traditional pencil-and-paper tests.

See also assessment.

Additional information

In this form of assessment, students create a response to a prompt versus choosing a response to question as required by traditional assessments. Examples of alternative assessments include demonstrations, essays, exhibits, journal writing, open-ended questions, oral presentations, performance-based assessments, and portfolios.

Examples and resources

NCREL offers a bibliography of resources on "Alternative Assessment."