Module 5

Authentic Assessment: Meaning, Methods and Tools

Prepared by:

 RMAB

Topics:

 Transversal Competencies

Learning Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:

a. define transversal competencies;

b. set personal goals for developing specific transversal competencies; and
c. participate in discussions about transversal competencies.

Transversal Competencies

Transversal competencies are competencies that are transferable between jobs that
is why they are also called transferable competencies. People use to call them experience,
soft skills, emotional intelligence and employability skills. They are not job and sector-
specific skills. They are a set of competencies related to attitudes and values (knowing how
to be) and procedures (know how). They can be transferred from one specific task to
another. They can be used in a wide variety of situations and settings.

Unlike technical skills that are honed for a particular purpose, transversal
competencies are more general and can be transferred to new situations with ease.

Learning transversal competencies puts every graduate of any educational program

at an advantage in the future. In 2008, Fisch, et al wrote: “we are currently preparing
students for jobs and don’t yet exist… using technologies that haven’t been invented… in
order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet”. (Fisch, McLeod, & Brenman,
2008).

List of transversal competencies that the 2013 Asia-Pacific Education Research Institutes
Network (ERI – NET) researched on and reported on its Phase I Regional Synthesis Report.
 It is the ability to use a wide range of creation
techniques (such as brainstorming) to create a new
and worthwhile ideas (both incremental and radical
concepts) as well as observable creations (such as
Creativity
artworks and performances). This includes the skills
necessary to elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate
their own creations in order to improve and
maximize creative efforts.

It is a combination of technical, business

Entrepreneurshi management, and personal determination,
p innovation and risk-taking skills necessary to turn
ideas into action, as well as plan and manage
projects in order to achieve objectives.

This refers to skills necessary to implement

innovations. This includes the ability to act on
Application skills creative aides to make a tangible and useful
contribution to the field in which the innovation will
occur.

Critical and
innovative
thinking
Reflective This is the ability to reflect critically on learning
thinking experiences and processes in order to inform future
progress.

It is the ability to use various types of reasoning

(inductive, deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the
Reasoned situation, to effectively analyze and evaluate
decision-making evidence, arguments, claims and beliefs in making
judgments and decisions.

These include the ability to articulate thoughts and

Communication ideas effectively using oral, written and non-verbal
skills communication skills in a variety of forms and
contexts.

These refer to skills such as general organizing, team

Organizational
administration, planning, time management,
Skills
coordinating resources and meeting deadlines.
 It refers to skills necessary to be able to work with
others towards a common goal. These include the
Teamwork
ability to negotiate, follow an agenda, and make
group decisions.

Interpersonal It is the ability to work effectively and respectfully

skills with diverse teams, including the skills necessary to
Collaboration exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in
making necessary compromises to accomplish a
common goal.

This refers to skills required to identify, locate and

Ability to obtain
access appropriate information sources (including
and analyze
assembling knowledge and information in
information
cyberspace), and interpret this information and draw
through ICTs
conclusions based on analysis.

Ability to
critically This refers to the skills required to evaluate the
evaluate quality, appropriateness and value of the
information and information, as well as its sources.
media content
Media and
information This refers to the skills required and the ability to
literacy Ethical use of apply a fundamental understanding of the
ICTs ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use
of information technologies.

This includes the skills to understand, negotiate and

Respect for
balance diverse views and beliefs to reach workable
diversity
solutions, particularly in multi-cultural environments.

This refers to respecting cultural differences and

Intercultural
work effectively with people from a range of cultural
understanding
backgrounds, and responding open-mindedly to
different ideas and values.
Global
citizenship
This refers to skills necessary to participating
effectively in civic life through knowing how to stay
Democratic informed and understanding governmental
participation processes. This includes the skills for exercising the
rights and obligations of citizenship at the local,
state, national and global level.

Transversal competencies are the 21st Century skills found in several frameworks. See table
below.
 Researched- P21 Framework NRC Framework ATC 21
based construct Terminology Terminology Framework
Terminology

Learning and Cognitive – critical Ways of thinking –

innovation – critical thinking critical thinking,
Critical thinking thinking problem-solving,
and decision-making

Learning and Interpersonal – Ways of working –

innovation – complex communication and
Collaboration communication and communication, collaboration
collaboration social skills,
teamwork

Learning and Cognitive – non- Ways of thinking –

Creativity innovation – routine problem creativity and
creativity and solving innovation
innovation

Life and career skills Intrapersonal – self- Living in the world –

Motivation – initiative, flexibility development, adaptability,
adaptability flexibility, self-
direction

Life and Career skills Intrapersonal – self- Ways of thinking –

Metacognition – self-direction, management, self- metacognition or
productivity regulation learning to learn

Mapping of 21st Century Skills Frameworks

Reference:

Cajigal, Ronan M., Mantuano, Maria Leflor D. (2014). Assessment of Learning 2.

Adriana Publishing Co., Inc. Cubao, Quezon City