AUTHENTIC

ASSESSMENT
 WHAT IS AUTHENTIC
ASSESSMENT?

• focuses on students’ analytical skills; ability to

integrate what they learn; creativity; ability to work
collaboratively; and written and oral expression skills.
• it values the learning process as much as the
finished product.
 AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT….

• Aims to evaluate students’ abilities in “real-world”

contexts.
• Students learn how to apply their skills to authentic
tasks and projects.
• The tasks are either replicas of, or analogous to, the
kinds of problems faced by the adult citizens .
 AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT…..

• Moves beyond learning by rote and memorization of

traditional methods and allows students to construct responses.
• It captures the aspect of the students’ knowledge, deep
understanding, problem-solving skills, social skills, and
attitudes that are used in a real-world, or simulation of a real-
world situation and set meaningful and engaging tasks in a rich
context, where the learner applies knowledge and skills, and
perform the task in a new situation.
 AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT….

• Not just an activity; it is a real measure of student

understanding related to specific learning outcomes.
• So teachers must create the opportunity for students
to apply their knowledge and skills to real-world
tasks.
 HOW IS AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT
SIMILAR TO/DIFFERENT FROM
TRADITIONAL ASSESSMENT?
• Traditional Assessment (TA) does not show the thought
process which led students to arrive at the answer they
select.
• Students are asked to demonstrate their knowledge of
subject matter based on multiple choice or true/false
questions and matching type of test where students
typically select and answer or recall information without
constructing information.
• In contrast, authentic assessment (AA) drives
the curriculum. Planning backwards occur.
• Determines how students will demonstrate the
desired outcomes; then, the instruction is
fashioned to gain the necessary knowledge to
successfully demonstrate mastery of desired
outcomes in a manner that reflects the real
world applications for sustained learning.
• AA is much less structured and
provides a more in-depth method
of evaluating understanding in a
subject area.
• The process is valued just as
much as the product.
 ALTERNATIVE NAMES FOR
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT…….

1. Performance assessment- so called because students perform

meaningful tasks.
2. Alternative assessment- so called because AA is an alternative
to traditional assessments.
3. Direct assessment- so called because AA provides more direct
evidence of meaningful application of knowledge and skills.
 COMPARISON OF AUTHENTIC
ASSESSMENT & TRADITIONAL
ASSESSMENT
• Performing a task
• Real-life
AUTHENTICtask
• Selecting TRADITIONAL
a response
• Application and original
• Task is simulated and contrived.
construction
• Recall/Recognition
• Student-structured/student-based
• Teacher-structured/teacher-based
• Direct evidence
• Indirect evidence
• Ongoing over a long period of time
• Completed once for a specific
• Integrated seamlessly within
amount of time
learning
• Completed once learning is
“finished”
 WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO CREATING
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT?

Step 1: Identify the standards

Step 2: Select and authentic task
Step 3: Identify the criteria for the task
Step 4: Create the rubric
 Authentic assessment should complement our
traditional( paper and pencil) assessment because
if we want to know what people are capable of
doing we need to look beyond the kinds of
information we can gain from pen and paper tests
(Gardner, 1992)
Authentic assessment utilizes performance
samples- learning activities that encourage
students to use higher-order thinking skills.
Five Major Types of Performance
Samples:
1. Performance assessment
Performance assessments tests students’
ability to use skills in a variety of authentic
contexts where students work collaboratively to
apply skills and concepts to solve complex
problems.
2. Short investigations
Short investigations assess how well students have mastered
basic concepts and skills. The teacher may ask students to interpret,
describe, calculate, explain, or predict.
3. Open-response questions
Open-response questions, like short investigations, present
students with a stimulus and ask them to respond. Responses include:
(a) a brief written or oral answer,
(b) a mathematical solution,
(c) a drawing
(d) a diagram, chart, or graph
4. Portfolios

A portfolio documents learning over time. This

long-term perspective accounts for student improvement
and teachers-students the value of self-assessment,
editing, and revision which can include:
a) journal entries and reflective thinking,
b) peer reviews,
c) artwork, diagrams, charts, graphs,
d) group reports,
e) students notes and outlines, etc.
5. Self-assessment
Self-assessment requires students to evaluate their own
participation, process, and products. Evaluative questions are
the basic tools of assessment where students respond to
questions like:
(a) What was the most difficult part of this project for you?
(b) What do you think you should do next?
(c) If you could do this task again, what would you do
differently?
(d) What did you learn from this project?
 THANK
YOU!