Authentic Assessment

By: Kelsi DalyEmail: kelsi.daly@knights.ucf.eduWiki: http://dalydose.wikispaces.com/Home!

What Authentic Assessment is

A form of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of essential knowledge and skills -- Jon Mueller

What Authentic Assessment is NOT

Formal Traditional Standardized Cookie Cutter Boring

Other Definitions

Informal Alternative Integrative Formative Holistic Performance Direct

…Confusing huh?

Why use it?

To gain insight into students capabilities when performing tasks and applying their own knowledge to situations.

It can provide more accurate information

It can guide instruction And because its FUN!

Where to use it

Science Social Studies Math Reading Writing Behavior Art P.E. The possibilities are endless!

Choose Your Assessment

Choose if the assessment will be structured or unstructured.

Structured- teacher planned, specific, may include correct or incorrect answers.

Unstructured- creative, observable learning

Structured Examples

Checklists Sorts Structured interviews Anecdotal Records Inventories Surveys Graphic Organizers

Student-teacher interaction

Unstructured

Writing samples Logs or journals Games Group work Problem Solving

Creative observed learning

Where do I Start?

PLAN, PLAN, PLAN To make assessment truly authentic

A LOT of planning is needed to carry out and grade the assessment.

A traditional lesson plan may be even more important when assessing an untraditional lesson.

Ask Yourself

What subject or topic is being assessed?

Does this align with the standards? What are the learning goals? What materials do I need? How will this guide my instruction? Can it accommodate different levels

of ability? Will I pre-assess?

Plan the Lesson

Title Topic/Concept Standards Goals/

Objectives Materials Anticipatory

Set Procedures Closure

•Teacher Notes:Include adaptations, extensions, and connections to other subjects.

Assess Learning

Use rubrics and checklists as a guide when evaluating student’s performance.

Ask yourself: What is outstanding? (4) What is good?

(3) What is acceptable? (2) & What is unacceptable? (1)

Use this information to create a scoring guide.

Center Time!

Visit each center for 2 minutes to learn about the authentic assessment in that subject!

How would YOU assess these activities? Try to make a rubric or checklist to assess each center!

Center #1 Reading Center #2 Writing Center #3 Science Center #4 Math Center #5 Social Studies

What Would YOU do?

Ideas? Examples? Suggestions?

WebSites

http://www.finchpark.com/courses/assess/informal.htm

http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/whatisit.htm#names

http://aded.tiu11.org/disted/FamLitAdminSite/fn04assessinformal.pdf