Establishing practices for building and managing networks of support in the process of novel challenges gives learners lifelong skills which apply beyond the classroom to college and career paths.
Tag: assessment
AAQ Prereq: Tools
Completing an authentic assessment well depends on exploration and mastery of the tools, and skills for using them, which are essential to the unique tasks for each project.
AAQ Prereq 7 – Rigor
Authentic assessment takes on rigor when teachers refuse to accept sub-standard submissions, push for high-level thinking instead of easy solutions, and ask questions to extend the exploratory process.
AAQ Prereq 6 – Open and Outside the Classroom
Open-ended assessments allow students to: 1) explore their unique interests; 2) capitalize on contacts and experiences; and 3) try a "professional" venture before making a long-term commitment.
AAQ Prereq 5 – Flexibility
The very idea of flexibility in authentic assessments means that they create opportunities which offer exponentially more growth and development in students than standard, in-class assessments.
AAQ Set 1 – CARE
"CARE" in AAQ is more than the simple word suggests. It is suffering in thought over someone, feeling uncertain or apprehensive, painstakingly attentive, watchful and concerned for good, while supervising.
AAQ Prereq 4 – Engagement
Authentic assessment motivates learners to persist through struggle with challenging tasks in order to reach a final product that exceeds their expectations because they are thoroughly engaged in the work.
AAQ Experience: The Authentic Assessment Model
Authentic assessments begin with CARE - Content through context, Autonomy, Realism, and Engagement, but that's only the beginning. Selecting content that gains meaning from its context is essential to a truly authentic learning experience.
What’s your AAQ? (Authentic Assessment Quotient)
Reflection on the authenticity of assessment provides critical opportunity for meeting goals.
Test Applications
Remarkably seldom in adult life are tests applied to judge fluency, cognition, skills, or functionality, yet students are judged by this method daily, with high-stakes consequences. Tests are inherently flawed.
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