Module 8 Assignment - Tests -- the only objective form of assessment?

Hmmm...Well, I would say no, that objective assessments are not the "only form of assessments." While objective assessment questions indicate right or wrong answers, objective assessment only really reaches the recall perspective of Bloom's taxonomy. There is a definite need for objective assessments, but there is also a definite need for subjective assessments, as well as project-based assessments. If we want our students to learn to think, then we must provide more than just objective/multiple choice types of tests. We need to provide our students with opportunities to form evaluations and defend their perspectives.

Most state and national criterion referenced tests are objective, simply because we want to compare our students with other students in the nation and/or world. Therefore, there has to be one "right" answer.

Again, I do believe that objective assessments are important, but they are not the only type of assessment that should be used.