AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENYT

Running Head : Authentic Assessment

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Introduction

Authentic assessment is a method that is used to evaluate what a student has learned accurately . This method presents a student with a real- life problem and requires them to apply what skills and knowledge they have acquired over time . It evaluates and also identifies a student 's weakness or strength however it does not rank them

There are challenges associated with this kind of assessment and some of them include management of time , students might find

it challenging to be able to fit all the activities of the assessment and their school work in an allocated period of time . One must be careful on time management to ensure completion of work

Another challenge might present itself if a student does not ensure that the assessment is valid to the curriculum . Bias on the side of the evaluator can also be a challenge . One must ensure that some goals of authentic assessment are met . Examples of these goals include follow class instructions during the assessment , relate to lessons learnt in class , it must be able to teach students how to evaluate their work

Some educators believe that multiple choice assessments just don 't do it in evaluating students ' achievement and understanding because they do not test for the abilities and skills the students need outside their classrooms (Anderson , 2003 . They therefore focus on using tests that do not only rely on recalling of facts but those that demonstrate skills knowledge...