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...... There are three very direct benefits to implementing a student-centered assessment technique in the classroom. The first is the one that LaLopa (2005-2006) makes clear. Student-centered assessment does just that, places the focus on the student and student learning. This encourages students to continue in the process of learning and to se learning and the ability to work their way through challenges as important and crucial. This has several long-term implications. Students who have been subject to student-centered assessment may have a better grasp of how to apply their skills to challenges in real-world scenarios. Rarely outside of academia are children subjected to something in the form of the standardized test. While students may be able to excel at such tests, this is not necessarily a measure of their ability to really succeed in real-world scenarios, which require a great-deal more critical thinking, planning, analyzing, and team work than do standardized tests
The second benefit of student-centered assessment is the fact that it is the natural assessment method for teachers who use student-centered instruction. Chall and Adams (2002) note that math, science, and social studies subjects have followed similar trends when it comes to the style in which they

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