Make it Real

Authentic Assessment is all about making a task or assignment 'real' for the student. For an assignment to be authentic a student must be able to make connections between the learning and their own life. They must be able to see the importance of learning the topic and how it relates to their life. Technology that allows for authentic assessment includes ePortfolios, Blogs, and 3-D simulations, wikis, anything that allows students to construct their own knowledge. With authentic assessment, teachers are the guides and students are the builders, they need to construct their own learning because only they know how it relates to their own life!