Authentic AssessmentAuthentic Assessment

Unit 3 CurriculumUnit 3 Curriculum

Authentic AssessmentAuthentic AssessmentAuthentic assessmentAuthentic assessment is any type of is any type of

assessment that requires students assessment that requires students to to demonstratedemonstrate skills and skills and competencies that realistically competencies that realistically represent problems and situations represent problems and situations likely to be encountered in daily likely to be encountered in daily life. life.

Students are required to Students are required to produceproduce ideas, to integrate knowledge, and ideas, to integrate knowledge, and to to complete taskscomplete tasks that have real- that have real-world applications.world applications.

AuthenticAuthentic AssessmentAssessmentAuthentic assessmentAuthentic assessment is a contrast is a contrast to traditional educational testing to traditional educational testing and evaluation, which focuses and evaluation, which focuses reproducing information such as reproducing information such as memorized dates, terms, or memorized dates, terms, or formulas. formulas.

Defining AttributesDefining AttributesOfOf

Traditional and Authentic Assessment Traditional and Authentic Assessment

TraditionalTraditional AuthenticAuthentic

Selecting a Response ------------------ Performing a Selecting a Response ------------------ Performing a TaskTask

Contrived -------------------------------------------------- Contrived -------------------------------------------------- Real-lifeReal-life

Recall/Recognition Recall/Recognition --------------Construction/Application--------------Construction/Application

Teacher-structured --------------------- Student-Teacher-structured --------------------- Student-structuredstructured

Indirect Evidence ----------------------------- Direct Indirect Evidence ----------------------------- Direct EvidenceEvidence

AuthenticAuthentic AssessmentAssessmentStudents are assessed Students are assessed according to specific criteria according to specific criteria that are known to them in that are known to them in advance. These criteria are advance. These criteria are called called rubricsrubrics . .

SampleSample OpenOpen ResponseResponse RubricRubricSCOREPOINT

4Distinguished

• You follow all directions and finish all parts of the question.

• You are able to answer the question clearly so that others can understand.

• You show that you completely understand the information that is asked about.

• You show and/or explain the quickest and best way to get an answer.

• You are able to show and explain what you know by using complex examples, by showing connections between ideas and the real world, by comparing different ideas, and/or by showing how the ideas work together.

SCOREPOINT

3Proficient

• You follow the directions and finish most of the parts of the question.

• You are able to answer the question clearly so that others can understand.

• You show and/or explain that you understand the big ideas about the question, but there may be a few little mistakes or wrong ideas.

SampleSample OpenOpen ResponseResponse RubricRubricSCOREPOINT

2

•You follow some of the directions and finish some parts of the question.•Your answer may not be complete, but it is clear so that others can understand.•You understand only parts of the information to answer the question.

SCOREPOINT

1

•You understand only a small part of the information asked for in the question.•You only answer a small part of the question.

SCOREPOINT

0

•Your answer is completely wrong or has nothing to do with the question.

BLANK •You did not give any answer at all.

4Demonstrates complete understanding of the problem. All requirements of task are included in response.

3Demonstrates considerable understanding of the problem. All requirements of task are included.

2Demonstrates partial to little understanding of the problem. Many requirements of task are missing.

1 Demonstrates no understanding of the problem.

0 No response/task not attempted.

SampleSample RubricRubric

Constructed Response Constructed Response (product-like):(product-like):

Short-answer essay questionsShort-answer essay questions"Show your work""Show your work"Concept mapsConcept mapsFigural representation (e.g., Venn Figural representation (e.g., Venn diagram)diagram)Journal responseJournal responsestories or poemsstories or poemsResearch reportsResearch reportsArt exhibit or portfolioArt exhibit or portfolioLab reportsLab reportsNewspaperNewspaperPosterPoster

Constructed ResponseConstructed Response

(performance-like):(performance-like):Typing testTyping testComplete a step of science labComplete a step of science labOn demand, construct a short On demand, construct a short musical, dance or musical, dance or   dramatic response  dramatic responseOn demand, exhibit an athletic skillOn demand, exhibit an athletic skill

Examples of Authentic AssessmentExamples of Authentic Assessment

http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/examples/authentictaskexamples.htm

Auditory Visual Tactile-Kinesthetic

Audio recording Advertisement Acting things out

Autobiography Art gallery Activity plan for trip

Book Brochure Animated movie

Classifying Coat of arms Collection

Commentary Collage Composing music

Crossword puzzle Coloring book Dance

Debate or panel talk Comic book or strip Demonstration

Dialogue Costume Diorama

Documentary Decoration Dramatization

Editorial Design Exhibit

Essay Diagram Experiment

Experiment Diorama Field experience

Fact file Drawing or painting Flip book

Family tree Filmstrip Flip chart

Auditory Visual Tactile-Kinesthetic

Finding patterns Flannel board Game

Glossary Flow chart Game show

Interview Graphic organizer How-to book

Journal or diary Greeting card Invention

Learning Center task Hidden pictures Jigsaw puzzle

Letter to editor HyperStudio or otherLearning center-hands-on

Limerick or riddle multimedia presentation tasks

Mystery software Manipulatives

Newspaper Illustrated manual Mobile

Oral report Illustrations Model

Pattern and instructions

Learning Center visuals Museum exhibit

Petition Magazine Papier-mâché

Position paper Map Photograph

Press conference Mural Play or skit

Auditory VisualTactile-Kinesthetic

Reading Pamphlet with pictures or icons Pop-up book

Scavenger hunt Photo album Project cube

Simulation game Photo essay Puppet show

Song lyrics Picture dictionary Rap or rhyme

Speech Political cartoon Reader’s Theater

Story or poem Portfolio Rhythmic pattern

Survey Poster Role-play

Teaching a lesson Rebus story Scale drawing

Trip itinerary Scrapbook Sculpture

Written report Slide show Simulation game

Transparency talk Survey

Travelogue TV Broadcast

TV program

Video

Web site