Here is an activity that I completed while working on a Masters in Teaching and Learning from Liberty University. This is an exercise on using Authentic Assessments. We have heard quite a lot about Authentic Assessments since Common Core has been written. While at Liberty, we were already engaging in creating more rigorous assessments than currently seen on high stakes assessments.
In addition to creating Authentic Assessments, we were encouraged to develop interdisciplinary units that would flow seamlessly from one content to another. This is done to help the students develop consistent thinking processes from content to content.
The problem with Authentic Assessments is not creating them. Rather it is developing the needed rubrics and scoring guides to assess students objectively. Teachers need to calibrate their scoring methods to ensure all students are scored fairly and consistently.
Authentic Assessments are powerful tools to provide evidence of student understanding and mastery. I trust as we move further into the implementation of Common Core standards, we will all embrace the need to develop assessments that will provide students with opportunities to be challenged and to show they can rise to the challenges of a rigorous curriculum.
Sarah
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