Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

To prepare students well for college and career means they must deeply learn the material and its application to their lives and future learning.That means assessing student knowledge authentically and accountably. Good assessments should verify: that students have unpacked a lesson and applied it rigorously.

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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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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. More focus on grades than learning When students are preoccupied with grades, they often lose sight of the learning process itself.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

Instructional designers are experts who use their flexibility, knowledge, and skills in theory and practice to help faculty adapt to new ways of educating students (Pollard & Kumar, 2022). Let’s also not forget about assessments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2020

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Topics include: Assessment, grading, and end-of-year testing. Digital Citizenship.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

For example, a course that has two big tests worth 80 percent of a student’s grade can create anxiety because the stakes are so high. Faculty should also consider using more authentic assessments. Faculty can also give students practice exams so they can see how they’re doing, Millet suggested.

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