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7 Authentic Assessment Tools

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It lets everyone know if the big idea of the lesson is understood and if the essential questions have been answered. Method: Formative assessment. These are one-two question checks during class to measure understanding. Method: Summative assessment. Ask students a question and have them add their answer to a virtual wall.

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The Power of Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI

Faculty Focus

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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The Power of Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI

Faculty Focus

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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8 questions that help get at authentic, real world work

Dangerously Irrelevant

If your goal for a lesson, unit, or other instructional activity is to move toward more authentic, real world work, consider these 8 questions from Section B of the 4 Shifts Protocol. If you’re not where you want to be yet, pick a couple of questions and select your desired answers instead (e.g., Authentic Work.

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Unlocking the Power of Creativity and AI: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce

Edsurge

Brian Johnsrud Johnson: It will be transformative, but I would actually flip that question back to the teams developing this technology. If it's really easy for your students to cheat and get an A on your assessment, is that an authentic assessment?

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Tech Ed Resources–Online Classes and Coaching

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I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Participants will respond to the reviews of their classmates with comments, suggestions, personal experience, and questions.

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The AI Advantage: Boosting Student Engagement in Self-paced Learning through AI 

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It’s about transforming the educational landscape to allow for greater scalability and more authentic assessment methods, without imposing an overwhelming workload on educators or requiring costly new platforms. One of the most common questions we get asked from faculty is about student’s use of ChatGPT to answer questions.