Home tests.
This type of testing provides students with an opportunity to solve problems and pas some kinds of tests straight at home, keeping to their own pace and using all kinds of additional educational material.
But you should be very careful with it because the difficulty and number of questions can be too high and the test might be too difficult due to the fact you pass it at home.

In some, most common cases, teachers give the students the topics beforehand and allow them to get ready for them at home, but the actual exam or test passing procedure takes –art in the class. Sometimes the restrictions to the home test passing include the complete ban of consulting with other students, private tutors etc.

Open-book test.
This type of test is characterized by admission of using some kinds or types of additional material, some references or reviews. It’s not the copying of facts or ready made answers; it’s the usage of “hints” in the process of some calculations or making important conclusions. It is not advisable to use this method when the students mastering skills and concrete knowledge accommodation required. One of the main advantages of this type of test can be the stress redaction, but the disadvantage may be the frustration and complete lost of study motivation. So, to find the happy medium many educational establishments using open-book tests use comprehensive mode, giving the test takers for example the possibility to use only certain tables and set of formulas.

Some colleges use the group exams test taking system. This method was successfully introduced and approved by many experts and is considered as a progressive alternative testing mode. The groups of test takers can be formed on random or deliberately. In second case students with the approximately equal individual tests score are chosen. During the test they can consult freely and discuss different items. In case when the common result of the group is higher of that individual score of the single test taker they get the bonus added to the individual test taker score,  but when the group score is lower that that of the individual one, every single test taker receives only the group test score.

Group exams useful tips:
• Try to discuss each question with your colleagues paying attention to every detail;
• Work out a problem separately and than compare the results;
• Give students an opportunity to work both individually and in a group, so two testing attempts can be organized;
• Acknowledge students with their individual and group scores.

So if you want to have comprehensive test scores, make first the single testing and than the group one.  You will be able to evaluate the students more fairly having multiply results.
Paired testing. For paired exams, pairs of students work on a single essay exam, and the two students turn in one paper. Some students may be reluctant to share a grade, but good students will most likely earn the same grade they would have working alone. Pairs can be self-selected or assigned. For example, pairing a student who is doing well in the course with one not doing well allows for some peer teaching. A variation is to have students work in teams but submit individual answer sheets. (Source: Murray, 1990)

Portfolios.
A portfolio is not a specific test but rather a cumulative collection of a student's work. Students decide what examples to include that characterize their growth and accomplishment over the term. While most common in composition classes, portfolios are beginning to be used in other disciplines to provide a fuller picture of students' achievements. A student's portfolio might include sample papers (first drafts and revisions), journal entries, essay exams, and other work representative of the student's progress. You can assign portfolios a letter grade or a pass/not pass. If you do grade portfolios, you will need to establish clear criteria.