Concept maps

Can offer a more comprehensive and complex view of someone’s thinking than a test does.

Could be a better tool for visual learners or test-phobic people.

Can gather

Uses narrative forms, such as thoughts or feelings to describe what is being evaluated. Can provide rich context for examining participants’ experiences and how a program operates. Allows for questions to be investigated in-depth.

and

Uses numerical data to make sense of information. Analysis is perceived to be less open to interpretation and thus typically considered more objective. Allows collection and analysis of large amounts of data relatively quickly.

data.

Can be used as a form of embedded assessment.