Friday, April 25, 2008
Authentic Assessment
Authentic Assessments ask students to demonstrate their understanding by performing a task representing more meaningful applications. Most authentic assessments depict real life situations where students can apply their knowledge in the creation of a new product. I think authentic assessment is great. It allows students to analyze, evaluate, and create products that makes for a meaningful learning experience as well appeals to the higher order thinking skills that are essential for development. I like the idea of using authentic assessments compared to traditional. I think they motivate students and put them in charge because they are student driven. In addition, the students are part of the learning process and know what is expected of them.
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Wow! It is so nice to see that you all really understand authentic assessment and plan to implement it! I hope that we can all, as future teachers, use this type of assessment to reinforce higher order thinking skills in our students! Thanks for your participation!!!
I think your comment was insightful. I do think that students learn more when they are 'at the wheel'. Rubrics give students something to shoot for so I agree with you that authentic assessment is the way to go. That said, I do think it requires more thought on the part of the teacher to create lesson plans that incorporate real life problems and opportunities for higher order thinking.
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