This post is by Elizabeth Leisy Stosich, Research and Policy Fellow at the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE). There is widespread agreement that test-based accountability ...

Authentic assessment is a type of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of knowledge and skills. Below are some examples of ...

Does anyone really know the definition of a "good" assessment? Does such a thing even exist? The second question has no clear answer (which means it's not likely to show up on an assessment any time ...

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 ...

When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

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 ...

Case-based discussion has been well received as an assessment method. Here are other reasons to use it, along with tips on how to make it work well Creating authentic assessments in higher education ...

Before determining your assessment methods, you should identify the type and level of student learning you want to evaluate. Class size and discipline area, whether students will complete assessments ...