Assessment is quintessential for classroom instruction and for this reason, classroom teachers have an obligation to assess their students’ learning outcomes in order to check students’ learning progress. As part of students’ assessment, traditional assessment, and performance and portfolio assessment procedures are key in measuring students’ learning outcomes. Classroom teachers must therefore have a good knowledge on the key purposes of these assessment procedures to achieve a holistic impression on the strength and weaknesses of their students. It is in this regard that the paper compares traditional assessment procedures, and performance and portfolio assessment procedures, and makes implication for practice.