Authentic Assessment vs. Traditional Assessment

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Mind Map on Authentic Assessment vs. Traditional Assessment, created by D. Claire Burns on 09/09/2017.
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Authentic Assessment vs. Traditional Assessment
  1. Authentic assessment allows teachers to see direct evidence of understanding through real world tasks.
    1. Real World Tasks includes but aren't limited to:

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      • reading with partners retelling role playing giving descriptions oral reporting to the whole class debating brainstorming
      1. Assessment drives curriculum
        1. How I will use authentic assessment in my class
          1. I plan on getting 3 different books in Spanish based off my students interests
            1. Let her select the one she wants to read.
              1. Then have her write about the elements of the story in Spanish or English or through illustration
        2. How to create authentic assessment
          1. Identify the standards
            1. Develop the task you want accomplished
              1. Criteria, or what is expected to be completed
                1. Rubric
          2. Initial Assessment Strategies:
            1. Legally obligated to do by the US Govt.
              1. No Child Left Behind 2001
                1. Civil Rights Act VI -1964
                  1. Bilingual Education Act VII 1968
                  2. Home language survey
                    1. Parents are required to alert the school to any other languages spoken in the home other than English so educational adjustments can be made.
                    2. Test in Home Langauge
                      1. Gauges prior knowledge separately from language ability
                      2. Formal tests or story retelling
                        1. Educational Backgroud of the student
                          1. Dates of previous school attendence
                            1. life events
                              1. grade level equivelnce
                                1. Type of school previously attended
                                  1. Educational background of family members
                                    1. Important health in formation, like allergies
                                  2. Authentic Assessment is also called Informal assessment
                                    1. Ongoing tracking of students progression
                                      1. Real world tasks are informal assessments
                                  3. Traditional Assessment is a uniform way for students to demonstrate what they know through a narrow scope typically mandated by the district or school.
                                    1. Traditional assessments examples are teacher created tests or standardized tests
                                      1. Curriculum drives assessment
                                        1. Traditional assessment in standardized test form data can be used to determine funding
                                    2. My Thoughts:
                                      1. Authentic assessment is the best way to assess what students know
                                        1. Real world experience is the best indicator of understanding
                                          1. Importance of authentic instruction
                                            1. Research backed- Ken Goodman, Yetta Goodman, Stephen Krashen, Lev Vygotsky, etc
                                          2. Traditional Assessment has more clout, because it reduces what students "know" to a score
                                            1. This can be done on a larger scale that authentic assessment- example ACCESS testing
                                            2. Finding the balance
                                              1. Figuring that out

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