1. By: Kelsi Daly kelsi.daly@knights.ucf.edu Authentic Assessment

2. What Authentic Assessment is A form of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of essential knowledge and skills -- Jon Mueller

3. What Authentic Assessment is NOT • Formal • Traditional • Standardized • Cookie Cutter • Boring

4. Other Definitions • Informal • Alternative • Integrative • Formative • Holistic • Performance • Direct …Confusing huh?

5. Why use it? • To gain insight into students capabilities when performing tasks and applying their own knowledge to situations. • It can provide more accurate information • It can guide instruction • And because its FUN!

6. Where to use it • Science • Social Studies • Math • Reading • Writing • Behavior • Art • P.E. • The possibilities are endless!

7. Choose Your Assessment • Choose if the assessment will be structured or unstructured. • Structured- teacher planned, specific, may include correct or incorrect answers. • Unstructured- creative, observable learning

8. Structured Examples • Checklists • Sorts • Structured interviews • Anecdotal Records • Inventories • Surveys • Graphic Organizers • Student-teacher interaction

9. Unstructured • Writing samples • Logs or journals • Games • Group work • Problem Solving • Creative observed learning

10. Where do I Start? • PLAN, PLAN, PLAN • To make assessment truly authentic A LOT of planning is needed to carry out and grade the assessment. • A traditional lesson plan may be even more important when assessing an untraditional lesson.

11. Ask Yourself • What subject or topic is being assessed? • Does this align with the standards? • What are the learning goals? • What materials do I need? • How will this guide my instruction? • Can it accommodate different levels of ability? • Will I pre-assess?

12. Plan the Lesson • Title • Topic/Concept • Standards • Goals/Objectives • Materials • Anticipatory Set • Procedures • Closure • Teacher Notes: • Include adaptations, extensions, and connections to other subjects.

13. Assess Learning • Use rubrics and checklists as a guide when evaluating student’s performance. • Ask yourself: • What is outstanding? (4) What is good? (3) What is acceptable? (2) & What is unacceptable? (1) • Use this information to create a scoring guide.

14. Center Time! • Visit each center for 2 minutes to learn about the authentic assessment in that subject! • How would YOU assess these activities? Try to make a rubric or checklist to assess each center! • Center #1 Reading • Center #2 Writing • Center #3 Science • Center #4 Math • Center #5 Social Studies

15. What Would YOU do? • Ideas? Examples? Suggestions?

16. WebSites • http://www.finchpark.com/courses/assess/informal.htm • http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/whatisit.htm#names • http://aded.tiu11.org/disted/FamLitAdminSite/fn04assessinformal.pdf