Authentic Assessment: An Approach to Enhance and Assess Learning

Azim, Sher

ISBN 10: 3659263915 / ISBN 13: 9783659263910

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

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Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | This book discusses the process and findings of a study using authentic assessment as an approach to enhance and assess students' learning in a Lower Secondary Science Classroom in a context of Pakistan. Authentic assessment, according to Baron & Boschee (1995), is a process that involves students in real-word tasks which are worthwhile, significant and meaningful or in other words ¿authentic¿. In authentic assessment the students use knowledge, skills and attitudes in the same way as the professionals do in real-life tasks (Gulikers et al., 2004). Findings indicate that authentic assessment helps in enhancing students¿ learning such as conceptual understanding, planning, developing interview questions, interviewing people, preparing posters, giving presentation and responding to audience question. The study findings also reveal that in authentic assessment the student¿s role changed from a passive test taker to an active participant in the process of assessment while teacher¿s role changed as a facilitator.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Authentic Assessment: An Approach to Enhance and Assess Learning
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659263915
• ISBN 13: 9783659263910
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Hervorragend
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This book discusses the process and findings of a study using authentic assessment as an approach to enhance and assess students' learning in a Lower Secondary Science Classroom in a context of Pakistan. Authentic assessment, according to Baron & Boschee (1995), is a process that involves students in real-word tasks which are worthwhile, significant and meaningful or in other words ‘authentic’. In authentic assessment the students use knowledge, skills and attitudes in the same way as the professionals do in real-life tasks (Gulikers et al., 2004). Findings indicate that authentic assessment helps in enhancing students’ learning such as conceptual understanding, planning, developing interview questions, interviewing people, preparing posters, giving presentation and responding to audience question. The study findings also reveal that in authentic assessment the student’s role changed from a passive test taker to an active participant in the process of assessment while teacher’s role changed as a facilitator.

About the Author

Works as an instructor in Aga Khan University-Professional Development Centre Chitral, Pakistan. His education includes a B.Sc. from Peshawar University, B.Ed. degree from AIOU Islam Abad and M.Ed. in Education with specialization in teacher education from Aga Khan University, Pakistan.