Engaging in authentic assessment as a principle and practice takes time, effort, and intention from both faculty and students. For smaller classes, students might have a semester-long project that ...

Authentic assessment takes many different formats, but one characteristic is that it usually has an audience beyond the marker and an imagined purpose beyond completing an assessment ‘just for the ...

Explore the ins and outs of having students complete real-world assessment tasks. From the guiding principles to how to implement authentic assessments, this page supplies you with what you need to ...

Schools continue to struggle to make sense of student engagement and its relationship to student achievement. Some students come to class ready to learn and remain engaged no matter the lesson. This ...

Assessing a student’s knowledge and skills in ways that reflect real-world contexts offers dynamic learning experiences and prepares students for future work scenarios. Many argue that this kind of ...

Catherine Wehlburg shares tips for creating a learning environment and assessment design that encourages authentic learning and reduces the temptation to cheat If you’ve ever googled “how to cheat on ...

Follow the recommended actions, gain insights from the tips and learn from the examples in each of the five steps outlined below to design an authentic assessment for your context. Determine if ...

This authentic assessment was developed for a first year BSc Business and Management core module. Students work in groups to develop and present solutions to real business challenges. These challenges ...