You, as the teacher, decide what to assess. The term "assess" is used here because the term "assess" is frequently associated only with traditional paper and pencil assessments, to the exclusion of alternative assessments such as performance tasks and portfolios. Classroom assessments are generally focused on content that has been covered in the class, either in the immediate past or (as is the case with unit, semester, and end-of-course tests) over a longer period of time. For example, if we were constructing a test for preservice teachers on writing test questions, we might have the following objectives: