Using Non-Traditional Assessments

While there are many possible options for educators, the following are the 4 effective alternatives to standardized testing:

• Sampling.
• Stealth or game-based assessment.
• Multiple measures.
• Portfolio-based assessment.

The 7 steps to making a standardized test

1. The state decides what the test should look like.
2. Measured Progress begins writing questions.
3. Educators weigh in.
4. Field tests check for flaws.
5. Psychometricians scan for bias.
6. Proofers review the final product.
7. Students take tests, scores are tallied.

• Rubrics.
• Exit cards.
• Curriculum-based measurement.
• Student self-evaluation.
• Documented observations.

Authentic assessment can include many of the following:

• Observation.
• Essays.
• Interviews.
• Performance tasks.
• Exhibitions and demonstrations.
• Portfolios.
• Journals.
• Teacher-created tests.

Traditional testing relies on multiple choice, true/false, and free responses to answer given questions. Authentic assessment is a way of testing that can gauge how students apply knowledge to real-world situations.

Authentic assessment is the idea of using creative learning experiences to test students’ skills and knowledge in realistic situations. Authentic assessment measures students’ success in a way that’s relevant to the skills required of them once they’ve finished your course or degree program.

3.In what subjects was authentic assessment method used most? Authentic assessment methodis used most insubject like English, Filipino, Science and Math.

An authentic task is a task that native speakers of a language would do in everyday life. When learners do an authentic task they are doing something that puts real communicative demands on them. Authentic tasks are easy to identify as they are what we do with our own language all the time.

Examples of assessment tools

• Research Paper Rubric.
• Checklist.
• Search Report Process Guide.
• Evaluation of Instruction.
• Evaluation of Critiques of Scientific Articles.
• Evaluation of Lab Reports.
• Grading Guide.
• Poster Presentation Rubric.

Classroom assessment is generally divided into three types: assessment for learning, assessment of learning and assessment as learning.

• Assessment for Learning (Formative Assessment)
• Assessment of Learning (Summative Assessment)
• Comparing Assessment for Learning and Assessment of Learning.
• Assessment as Learning.