Authentic Assessment

Authentic Assessment

1. Criteria of Good Performance

   • To avoid inconsistencies while assessing students, teachers should identify criteria for good performance ahead of time
   • Scoring rubrics and checklists can help document EB performance and growth over a period of time to help inform future instruction
     • Can also compare assessment rubrics over an extended period of time

2. Model Good/Bad Performance

   • Students will need to see the task rubric ahead of time
   • There is not one correct performance or product to copy
   • Teachers should know what good/bad performance looks like in order to develop the skills necessary perform well on the task

3. Application of Knowledge

   • Students are asked to apply their knowledge in a way that allows them to create new meaning in the learning process
   • Students are assessed as they apply their understanding of the material within a real-world, authentic context
   • Students can apply their learning to practical, real-world scenarios, example: Students retell a story through a role play activity
     • Video about the benefits of allowing students to showcase their knowledge through real-world scenarios

4. Multiple Paths for Demonstration

   • Students are assessed through different measures to show understanding
     • Offers students choice in how they are assessed
       • Does not limit the languge that EB students can use, since they have a choice in assessment!
   • Students can show learning through: posters, presentations, videos, websites, etc..

5. Direct Evidence

   • Successful application of knowledge provides direct evidence of understanding
   • Examples: asking a student to provide a critique, execute a task, verbally describe a concept or idea
     • Data obtained not does require inference making to determine content comprehension as is required with traditional assessments

6. Vehicle for Student Learning

   • Students must be given the opportunity to engage in the construction of meaning
   • The real-world problems that students complete require students to learn as they develop solutions
     • The solutions that students develop become an assessment to showcase their understanding

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