What is it about?
Authentic assessments enable students to apply their skills in performing real-world tasks. Such assessments increase learner engagement and motivate them to demonstrate what they have learned. Also, teachers are encouraged to reflect on the relevance of what they teach.
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Why is it important?
When students apply their skills in authentic tasks, they are motivated to demonstrate what they learn. In the process, they develop lifelong skills like critical thinking, communication and collaboration.
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Authentic assessments benefit teachers, too. These encourage them to reflect on the relevance of what they teach.
Leah Marie Tumlos-Castillo
De La Salle Santiago Zobel
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This page is a summary of: Designing Authentic Online Distance Learning Assessments in Teaching Asian History, January 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3450148.3450165.
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