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However, far better than any kind of purely paper-based test, asking students to write an analytic paper, design a multimedia or PowerPoint presentation in work groups, or to debate issues of Colonial America as if they were Revolutionaries and Royalists would draw upon even more meaningful skills and force students to demonstrate their knowledge of key concepts, such as why the colonials were outraged, and why Americans were so passionate about representation in Parliament. Working in groups and collaborating, communicating through images and words, and using logical and analytical reasoning of the Founding Fathers, as deployed in the original historical setting demands students use skills, not merely learn facts.
What are the benefits/advantages of authentic assessments over traditional assessment measures?
Educators as well as parents often feel a certain sense of frustration when phasing into a program of authentic assessment. One teacher stated: "I often get frustrated when my students constantly ask me whether they think their work is any good or not, or when they ask me if I think they are finished with some task. I want them to learn to judge those things for themselves. I need to teach more of that" (Muller, 2006, "Select an Authentic Task").Self-evaluation is an important part of a student's progress as an independent learner, and without learning such skills, a future college student will have no criteria to answer such important questions as: 'how much time to I have to put into this class outside of lecture...
Getting a letter grade should not be the point of learning. A "key goal of learning is fluent and flexible transfer -- successfully using one's knowledge and skill on worthy tasks in important, realistic situations," and authentic assessment encourages such a transfer, even in young students (Wiggins & McTighe, 2006: 26). A unit on the Revolution, to return to the previous example should be more than a laundry list of where George Washington fought battles and slept. Instead it should be an examination of what it means to live in America, in a democracy, and how these concepts have changed since the founding of the nation.
Works Cited
Mueller, Jon. (2006). "What is Authentic Assessment?" Authentic Assessment Toolbox. Retrieved 13 Mar 2007 at http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/whatisit.htm#looklike
Mueller, Jon. (2006). "Select an Authentic Task." Authentic Assessment Toolbox. Retrieved 13 Mar 2007 at http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/howstep2.htm
Wiggins, Grant & Jay McTighe. (Mar 2006) "Examining the Teaching Life."
Improving Professional Practice. Vol. 63. No.6. pp 26-29
Works Cited
Mueller, Jon. (2006). "What is Authentic Assessment?" Authentic Assessment Toolbox. Retrieved 13 Mar 2007 at http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/whatisit.htm#looklike
Mueller, Jon. (2006). "Select an Authentic Task." Authentic Assessment Toolbox. Retrieved 13 Mar 2007 at http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/howstep2.htm
Wiggins, Grant & Jay McTighe. (Mar 2006) "Examining the Teaching Life."
Improving Professional Practice. Vol. 63. No.6. pp 26-29
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