CPE A

AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT
&
TRADITIONAL
ASSESSMENT
REPORTER MARIEL P. DEGOLLADO
Authentic Assessment

is an assessment of student's knowledge and skills in a context similar to one

that might be found in the outside world.(Ormrod 2014)

Traditional Assessment
is an assessment that focuses on measuring basic knowledge and skills in
relative isolation from activities typical of the outside world.(Ormond 2014)
 Alternative Names for Authentic
Assessment

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
1

2 ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT

3 DIRECT ASSESSMENT
 TRADITIONAL ASSESSMENT

Writing Good Questions Writing Good Questions

• OBJECTIVE QUESTION • SUBJECTIVE QUESTION

Question formats that are typically Question formats that are typically
objective are subjective are

o Multiple choice o Essay

o True/false o Short answer
o Matching o Problem solving
o Fill-in-the-blank o Calculation
TRADITIONAL ASSESSMENT
• Curriculum drives the
assessment
• Selecting a response
• Contrived
• Recall / recognition
• Teacher-structured
• Indirect evidence
• Discourage teaching to the
test
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT
• Assessment drives the
curriculum
• Performing a task
• Real-life
• Construction/application
• Student-structured
• Direct evidence
• Encourage teaching to the test
 REFERENCES
https://citl.indiana.edu/teaching-resources/assessing-student-learning/authentic-assessment/index.html

https://sites.google.com/site/educatpsych/home/instructional-strategies/assessment-techniques

Wiggins, Grant. (1998). Ensuring authentic performance. Chapter 2 in Educative Assessment: Designing Assessments to Inform and Improve Student Performance.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp. 21 – 42.

https://tlc.ontariotechu.ca/teaching/course-design/assessment-and-evaluation/alternative-assessment.php

https://tlc.ontariotechu.ca/teaching/course-design/assessment-and-evaluation/writing-questions.php
THANK YOU!!!
GODBLESS