EDUC 323 A (Sir Arnold Lumanlan)- Assessment in Learning 2

April 15, 2021

Unit 1
Lesson 4: Developing Authentic Classroom Assessments
A Framework for Authentic Assessment
Identify Learning Objectives Define Relevant Tasks Identify Essential
Performance Criteria Develop a Rubric
Authentic Assessment Development Process
1. Identify Learning Objectives
 Learning objectives describe what students to know and be able to do by the end
of a course. Objectives are the bedrock of instructional design because they
guide every other decision in the development of the course.

2. Define Relevant Tasks

 Given that the assessment should be, well, authentic, start by looking at what
professionals in your field do on a daily basis and how those tasks might relate to
your selected learning objective.

3. Identify Essential Performance Criteria

 It’s important for these performance criteria to align with the nature of your task.
To return to our business example from earlier, you’d want to make sure that the
way you measure student’s performance is reflective of or similar to the
expectations they would encounter in a business scenario.

4. Develop A Rubric
 Rubrics are a powerful tool for many assessment types, and they’re an essential
component of authentic assessment. After all, authentic assessment are fairly
subjective and rubric helps ensure instructors are grading fairly and consistently
from assessment to assessment and student to student.
Conclusion
 Authentic assessment has the outstanding ability to make a long-lasting impact
on not only your course, but also the students enrolled in it. By providing students
with an opportunity to test their skills in new and relevant situations, you’ll
prepare them for how they’ll be assessed in their professional lives and show
them the relevance of your course’s content outside the classroom.