Authentic assessment

An authentic assessment is meant to focus on the impact of one’s work in real or realistic contexts. Here are 27 characteristics to look for.

A 'real-world' assessment is meant to focus on the impact of one’s work in real or realistic--and often 'messy'--contexts.

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The Authentic Assessment Toolbox is a resource to help K-12 teachers, especially new teachers, create authentic tasks, rubrics, and standards for measuring and improving student learning.

 A form of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of essential knowledge and skills.  Assessment is authentic when we directly examine student performance on worthy intellectual tasks.  Authentic assessment is any type of assessment that requires students to demonstrate skills and competencies that realistically represent problems and situations likely to be encountered in daily life.

An authentic assessment is meant to focus on the impact of one’s work in real or realistic contexts. Here are 27 characteristics to look for.

Jean Piaget was an influential psychologist of the 20th century. Piaget was especially interested in developmental psychology and studied the different ways humans acquire, retain and develop knowledge. Today many teachers still use Piaget's theories to enhance students' educations.

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Explore 10 tips for creating effective and authentic assessments using past examples and official syllabuses.