Do you believe that authentic assessment is possible in every subject area? Can students at every grade level demonstrate mastery through authentic assessment? Why or why not? It it practical to ask teachers to complete these types of activities in the current, high stakes testing environment?
I do believe that authentic assessment is possible in every subject area. You may have to be very creative to find a reasonable assessment but I am sure there is one available. With so many educational tools and technology that we have available to use today, authentic assessment is becoming easier. Ten years ago I probably would have disagreed with this statement. It was harder to come up with creative ideas.
With that being said, yes it is possible to authentically assess students at all grade levels. A primary assessment will and should be much easier than an upper grade assessment. That is expected. We need to teach them slowly and build up the requirements and stamina.
The word assessment is scary to teachers and students regardless of what kind of testing we are referring to. We as teachers spend so many hours preparing our students, stressing over lessons, and finding the best method to present lessons. When it becomes test time it is very stressful. To me personally I almost am less stressed over authentic assessment than I am traditional testing. Students are changing with the times. Traditional testing is so overwhelming to them that they don't always do the best they can. Our world is changing at a scary pace.....
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