CUMMINS Ch. 3. Assessment
EGBERT Ch. 8. Assessment
The major difference between traditional standardized testing and authentic assessment is the first is a snapshot of student's learning, that is not all ecompassing while in the latter students can demonstrate their learning processes through a variety of formats usually portfolios, speeches, or other media.
Both types of assessments can be computerized. I remember taking the GRE on computer. However, authentic assessments may be more ideal for computer use. With the advent of many types of software students can create powerpoint presentations, slide shows, narrated slide shows, videos or podcast on the topic of choice. It would then be a matter of students following a rubric in order to meet all the criteria required in a given assignment. Eventhough standardized test would be easier to grade with a computers with scores being instant, the authentic assessment would still demonstrate student learning better.
I've toyed with the idea in my head of having students document a science experiment using pictures and putting them together, but I still need to make that leap to implementation. Part of the problem is the lack of materials, and other would be time. Perhaps in the future, this will become a possiblity in my classroom.
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Lizardo you make a very good point, it is a snapshot of the students learning but adding all the non formal assessments will give teachers a more valid measuremnt of where the student stands in the learning process. Hopefully you will be able to complete your idea so you can share with everyone, documenting a science project using pictures or even video is a great idea.
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