Reading the authentic assessment toolkit and watching the video of authentic assessment in action provided me with great information and a better understanding of how to implement authentic assessment. Authentic assessment is having students perform real world tasks. The work they do should be related to thier real life. It is a shift from the traditional paper and pencil task to performance based assessments. The shift is so important because handing out a test to a student only tests thier academic ability and we need to start testing thier ability to apply the knowledge they learn. It is essential for them to be able to use the knowledge they have learned in the real world. I love the example they use in the article. If you were to teach someone how to play golf you woudn't test thier skill by giving them a paper and pencil test, instead you would have them play golf. I also enjoyed the video where the students actually built the object from history that they were learning about. Some examples of authentic assessment are portfolios, blogs, rubrics, e-folios, etc. Authentic Assessment is grading several real world tasks performed by students and not just one product.
The articles and videos on authentic assessmemt have provided me with examples and information to help me use this in my classroom. I need to start using authentic assessment in my classroom. Sometimes I find this hard to do with all subjects but I am going to do my best to make it work.
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I see how assessment is important for education. Regular tests alone aren't enough to determine how a students is learning and what needs to be reviewed. I think assessment testing needs to be communicated differently so that a student ultimately will test better. Is it necessary to use assessment testing outside of education? For instance, many companies are using a a PEO to administer tests to potential employees. I find these types of tests common in the retail companies. Is that necessary or could they just simply interview? I think assessment testing is a good idea for some companies who need certain skills, but a retail company doesn't seem to be one of those companies to me.
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