Features of

Authentic
Assessment
Features of Performance/Authentic Assessment
(Hambleton,1996)
 An emphasis on doing open-ended activities for
which there is no correct, objective answer
 and that may assess higher thinking.
 Direct methods of evaluation.
 Self-assessment.
 Assessment of group performance as well as
individual performance.
 Extended time for assessment.
 Here are some features
of authentic assessment
by Hambleton (1996) with
meaning.
  AN EMPHASIS ON DOING OPEN-ENDED ACTIVITIES
FOR WHICH THERE IS NO CORRECT, OBJECTIVE
ANSWER AND THAT MAY ASSESS HIGHER THINKING

In many performance assessments, there is no

correct objective answer unlike in a true-false
test or a multiple-choice test. For example, there
is no one correct answer when a student comes
up with a painting, designs science projects,
delivers “I have a dream” of Martin Luther
King, writes a research report, presents and
defends the same before a panel.
  Direct methods of
evaluation
Authentic assessments use a direct method
such as judging demonstration of a dance
step, oral presentations to assess speaking
rather than asking students to enumerate the
dance steps to describe good oral
presentation in a paper-and-pencil test
  SELF-ASSESSMENT

In authentic assessment, students

may be allowed to assess their
performance with the use of
scoring rubrics.
 Assessment of group performance as
well as individual performance

Some authentic assessments evaluate how

students perform individually and how they
perform as a group. A group may be directed
to come up with a capstone project. They may
be evaluated for the group’s output and
individually for the individual member’s
contribution.
  Extended time for
assessment.
In contrast to traditional assessment, authentic
assessment usually requires an extended period. In
traditional assessment, a written test may require an
hour or less but the completion of a research paper
may require months and may be evaluated monthly
to check on students’ progress.
Thank you
&
God Bless
Adelaide M. Refugio
BSE-III