There is much overlap of designation regarding the various types of alternative assessment. The types interrelate such that the same assessment type can be referred to in a variety of ways. For example, at least two types of alternative assessment--exhibitions and demonstrations--are also performance assessments. A project (an assessment measure or tool) can be part of a performance assessment, an authentic assessment, or a portfolio assessment (McMillan, 2001). Smith, Smith, and DeLisi (2001) argue that the term "performance assessment" seems to be winning out over the use of "alternative assessment" or "authentic assessment." Table 1 presents a detailed list of the descriptors, contexts, types, and measures of alternative assessment that will be discussed in this article.