Weegy: Traditional assessments generally have high practicality because they take little time to administer and score. The questions are generally objective and there is only one correct response. [ There is not a lot of room for bias in the grading of traditional assessments. Traditional assessments can be completed within a class period and can be handed back to the students promptly. Traditional assessment methods have drawbacks as well. The questions are written in a decontextualized format. Therefore, it is not an authentic assessment. Decontextualized test items can be difficult for students. If the test is in the form of multiple choice, it is difficult to develop a test that is reliable and has high validity. The teacher has to be very attentive to the questions asked and in the choices given. In order for the test to have high validity, there has to be reasonable detractors among the choices. Traditional assessment does not allow the students to express themselves or be creative. It tends to focus on the grade or correct answer. ] User: does the quiz / test measure what it is supposed to measure ? Weegy: A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or in teams) attempt to answer questions correctly. So one can see how his or her knowledge measures up. In practice, testing measures are never perfectly consistent. [ [ So tests/quizzes do not perfectly consistently measure what they are supposed to measure. ] (More)