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Assessment 2:
Authentic Assessment
Meaning, Characteristics and
Practices
(CHAPTER 2)
REPORTERS: ROSE MARIE BIGORNIA
JAZNYL ROSHE TAGALAG
COURSE AND SCTION: 4A1-1BTTE
PROFESSOR: DR. GERIME DECENA

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 Assessment refers to the process of gathering data and information about what
students know and can do. Such information may be sourced through
observation of student during their learning activities, examining the results of
their learning activities or testing their knowledge and skills, Through
assessment, the teacher can find out what students are learning.
 Evaluation involves the task of interpreting, forming conclusions and making
judgments about the information which was gathered in the process of
assessment. The data gathered by assessment are neither useful nor useless but
they reflect the learning process. Such information becomes meaningful only
when they are processed and interpreted as to how well the students are
attaining their desired competencies.
 Testing is an instrument of assessment. A test is an assessment tool that reflects
the records of the students learning outcomes.
 Marks are reports of the result of evaluating information obtained in the
assessment process. Marks have certain components related to the learning
activities undertaken by the students.
Examples of such components are:
20% for class participation
10% for completed assignments
20% for quizzes
30% for submitted reports
20% for oral presentation of completed pro
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100% TOTAL
Why Authentic Assessment?
 The common practices of using recall and recofnition objective the skill and
knowledge they have mastered’’- Richard Stiggins (1987)
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 “ Authentic assessment are products and/or performances correlated with real

life experience”- Newton Public Schools
 Other names for authentic assessment are performance assessment, alternative
assessment and direct assessment
What is Authentic Assessment?
 A form of assessment in which students are asked to perform real world tasks
that demonstrate meaningful application ofessential knowledge and skills” –
Jon Mueller (2011)
 Engaging and worthy problems or questions of importance in which students
must use knowledge to fashion performances effectively and creatively. The
tasks are either replicas of or analogous to the kind of problem faced by adult
citizens and consumers or professional in the field. – Grant Wiggins(1987)
Phases of Authentic Assessment
In general, outcomes assessment goes, through five (5) phases:
1. Identifying the most important knowledge and skills that students should be able
to demonstrate as a result of their learning activities.
2. Determining the criteria and standards of outcomes performance and the acceptable
evidence that may be presented as proof as outcomes’ attaintment.
3. Implementation of the supporting activities that will facilitate the attaintment of
the desired student learning outcomes.
4. Measuring the extent at which the students are attaining the desired learning
outcomes.
5. Interpreting the assessment results and evaluating whether they indicate attainment
of the desired outcomes and utilizing them for continuous improvement.
How does Authentic assessment differ from traditional assessment. (TA)
 Traditional Assessment is commonly associated with pre-determined choice
measures of assessment such us multiple choice tasks. Fill in the blanks. True-
false, matching type and others. Students typically recall or select the answer.
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Essentially. TA springs from the educational philosophy which involves the

following principles and practices.
1. A school’s mission is to develop useful citizens
2. To be a useful citizen, one must process a certain body of knowledge and
skills.
3. The school is entrusted to teach this body of knowledge and skills;
4. To determine if the studentshave acquired these knowledge and skills, the
school must test the students on these knowledge and skills.
 Authentic assessment, on the other hand is grounded on the following principles
and practices:
1. A school’s mission is todevelop useful citizens
2. To be useful citizen, one has to be capable of performing useful tasks in the real
world
3. The school’s duty is tohelp students develop proficiency in performing the tasks
that they will be required to perform after graduation in the work place.
4. The schoolmust then require students to perform task that duplicate or imitate
real-world situations.

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Telephone # : (049)511.8298/(0995) 966-8790 www.citiglobalcollege.edu.ph