There are drawbacks too...

It is true that different ways of assessment such as portfolios, conferences, journals, questionnaires and interviews are really good and useful tools for teachers that want to know what students think of the classes, of the instruction and what they feel towards all the methodology of the class. Besides, they are great if we want to know about students’ writing performance and their understanding of topics. However, I think that even if we do want to implement them in our classes, sometimes it becomes really difficult due to different factors; one of the most common problems (and I think it is not just an excuse but it is the sad reality) being the lack of time.

Time is always against teachers at least in our educational system because we have to fulfill the requirements of schools having few hours of class per week and having to work with more than 30 students per class. During classes, if teachers have to meet the content of the curriculum, they do not have enough time to review all the works from students and give them feedback. It is really hard to attend and give feedback to one student while keeping the rest busy without having discipline problems.

In order to avoid these problems, it is necessary to design and create strong strategies that help us while giving our classes a different and innovative.

Some ideas? …