Russel Dea Espiritu

BECED 2-1

Any kind of teaching and learning process puts great importance to assessment. Traditional assessment
refers to the evaluations we regularly and regularly conduct. To stay up with the expanding demands of
the world, we should use authentic assessment today. What is Authentic Assessment, exactly?

As defined by Jon Mueller, it is a type of assessment in which students are required to carry out tasks
from the actual world that show how they have applied fundamental knowledge and abilities. In authentic
assessment, students do tasks from the real world to show how their knowledge and abilities are applied
in meaningful ways. These jobs involve finding efficient and innovative solutions to the issues that those
experts, customers, and residents in that industry encounter. Using a rubric, student performance is
assessed. Because it offers concrete proof of how knowledge, abilities, and attitudes have been applied,
authentic assessment is a type of direct evaluation. It is frequently called alternative evaluation or
performance assessment. When it comes to traditional assessments, teachers are frequently warned
against "teaching to the test," but when it comes to authentic assessments, teachers are urged to do just the
opposite because students must be taught how to carry out the important tasks connected to their real-
world experience. The instructor should give the students examples of both good and bad performance in
order to help the students gain the information, abilities, and attitudes necessary to perform properly.
Furthermore, encouraged is the distribution of the score matrix to the students. The teacher is not giving
the students the answers to the evaluation by giving them the rubric; rather, they are helping them to grasp
the main focus areas and what makes a strong performance.

So, when used in tandem, traditional and authentic assessments are complementary. There is no
requirement for instructors to use only conventional exams or real tests in their courses. Traditional and
authentic assessments together may show to be a more effective strategy than each one used alone. A
typical assessment, such as multiple-choice questions or essays, can be used to evaluate student
knowledge, but an authentic assessment can also evaluate how well they can apply that information in
situations where they must demonstrate their skills. For instance, a standard examination of a medical
student's understanding of a condition can be followed by a test of the student's ability to manage a patient
with that condition effectively while on medical rounds.