ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT TOOLS IN THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PROGRESS OF FIRST GRADE HIGH SCHOOL IRANIAN STUDENTS

In recent decades, the way students evaluate their academic achievements has attracted the attention of many authorities. The purpose of this study was to explore alternative assessment tools for evaluating academic achievement of first grade students. This study was conducted using a qualitative approach and content analysis method. Twenty participants were purposively selected from among first-time successful secondary school teachers and teachers and were semi-structured with open-ended questions. Information was analyzed by content analysis method in three steps of open, axial and selective coding. Findings were extracted around the tool-axis including 99 code words and 7 axial categories, and time and goal, criterion of validity and validity as the central variable. According to the findings, evaluating academic achievement in the early middle ages in our country faces a great challenge, especially in the measurement tools, which necessitates the attention of teachers and the knowledge of alternative measuring tools in the evaluation of academic achievements