Authentic Assessment Essay Feedback 
Faculty Focus
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Only this way can we ensure that the assessment is achieving its intended purpose, which is to get students closer to the intended learning outcomes. To this end, developing authentic assessment tasks might be the most effective approach for educators.
Faculty Focus
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Only this way can we ensure that the assessment is achieving its intended purpose, which is to get students closer to the intended learning outcomes. To this end, developing authentic assessment tasks might be the most effective approach for educators.
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eSchool News
APRIL 3, 2025
Research indicates that authentic assessments, which apply classroom learning to real-world contexts, can significantly increase student engagement and minimize cheating. The pressure to perform well on assessments can create a situation where the grade becomes more important than the actual knowledge being gained.
Edsurge
MAY 22, 2017
Formative assessments support competency-based education by making sure teachers understand students’ needs, so that they can modify instruction as it is happening. Tasking students with submitting a video essay, for example, provides teachers with the opportunity to assess students’ understanding of a topic.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 25, 2016
Rubrics are a well-accepted, even transformative tool for assessing student knowledge over a breadth of criteria. The pre-online versions weren’t dynamic or flexible, couldn’t be re-used, and few teachers had the time or energy to build these summative, purpose-built assessments. But they are not without their problems.
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