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This research investigated the effect of component alternative assessment methods (performance and portfolio) onpre-university students' attitude and academic achievement in Khorramabad city.40male students were selected by cluster sampling.The School Attitude Assessment Survey-Revised (SAAS-R),chemic academic achievement test, chemic performance test and portfolio were used for gathering data. Data were analyzed by MANCOVA and ANCOVA. Results indicated that, students whose performances were assessed   with alternative assessment did better in academic achievement on psychomotor and cognitive domains than those assessed with traditional methods. They had also more positive attitude than other ones toward school. 

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