A qualitative approach to assessment emphasizes the holistic nature of assessment and learning. Qualitative alternative assessment requires us to look for concepts and tools that can describel what connections between different types of knowledge mean and how we can differentiate better or poorer ways of connecting knowledge. This book seeks to introduce and suggest different qualitative ways to assess students in a variety of disciplines and levels. It serves as a practical guide for teachers in Singapore to begin designing alternative assessment using the SOLO Taxonomy and the Patchwork Assessment method Target Audience- Department: Education Level: In-service education professionals, pre-service educators, academics Text Type: Main Text Salient Features- Provides clear explanation of the SOLO Taxonomy and Patchwork Assessment with Assignment Guidelines Shows description of tasks for Patchwork text to enhance lesson plans An effective guide to creating holistic assessment in education Table of Contents- About the Contributors Preface PART I Qualitative Approaches to Assessment 1 The Case for Qualitative Approaches to Assessment Kelvin Tan 2 The SOLO Taxonomy Kelvin Tan 3 Patchwork Assessment Kelvin Tan PART 2 QUALITATIVE ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT PRACTICES 4 Exploring Patchwork Text for Primary and Secondary School Learners Wong Liang Min 5 Alternative Assessment for Urban Geography Timothy Lim 6 Student Assessment of International Conflict in Social Studies Fazilah Maricar 7 Patchwork Assessment for Argumentative Chinese Composition Writing Wong Pei Meng 8 Enhancing Students Conceptual Understanding of Chemistry through the SOLO Taxonomy Gan Joo Seng 9 A Qualitative Approach to Mathematics: Pythgoras Theorem Abdul Malek Bin Osman 10 Patchwork Assessment for English Literature: To Kill A Mockingbird Chong Siew Fong 11 Alternative Assessment for Geography Fieldtrips Cheryl Chee 12 Alternative Assessment in My Mathematics Classroom Lee Chiou Kwei Bibliography