How To Design Authentic Assessments

Description

Essential Question: How do we create authentic assessment opportunities for students to measure and motivate their learning?

The goal is to design authentic assessments for students to demonstrate competence in genuine and timely situations.

Authenticity in assessment design is essential to inspire and motivate students to do the difficult, necessary, and rewarding work. This learning set guides the development of authentic assessments through modern formats and design choices.

This Learning Set Includes:

• Brief videos from authors to orient the learner to each episode
• Framed by compelling, essential questions, purposeful goal, and concise overview
• Organized in three learning episodes with clearly stated learning targets that build on one another
• A Companion Guide with rich text and visuals
• Housed on Learner Management System (Thinkific) to promote ease of use