Authentic Assessment

What is Authentic
Assessment?
“Authentic Assessments are
products and/or performances
correlated with real life experiences”
-Newton Public
Schools
“A form of assessment in
which students are asked to
perform real-world tasks that
demonstrates meaningful
application of essential
knowledge and skills…”

-Jon Mueller (2011)

Characteristics
of Authentic
Assessment
1. Starts with clear and definite criteria of
performance

2. It is a criterion-referenced rather than norm-

referenced

3. Requires students to make their own answers

to questions
4. Emphasizes performance and therefore
students are required to demonstrate their
knowledge, skills or competencies in
appropriate situations.

5. Encourages both teacher and students to

determine their rate of progress
6. Does not encourage rote learning and
passive taking of tests.

7. Changes the role of students as passive test

takers into becoming active and involved
participants.
Phases of Authentic Assessment
 Phase II
Phase I Determine the criteria and acceptable
Identify learner outcome evidences of performance

Phase V Phase III

Evaluate results to determine Implement supporting learning
attainment of outcome and ensure experiences and instructional
continuous improvement. activities

Phase IV
Implement assessment strategies
Exercise
Determine whether each of the following
assessment activities/strategies is
traditional or authentic
1. Dramatizing a story

2. Writing business letters for various

purposes

3. Administering a multiple-choice test

4. Requiring memorization of historical
facts

5. Keeping and updating a portfolio

6. Drawing the parts of a microscope

7. Writing the multiplication tables 7,8,9

8. Submitting a report on observations of
insects in a field trip

9. Interviewing the barangay chairman

about the problems of community and
reporting on the findings

10. Providing the answers to a filling the

blanks assignment
What is your takeaway?