Authentic Assessment Primer
“Authentic Assessment Primer” by Valerie J. Janesick, published by Peter Lang in 2006, is a comprehensive guide that introduces education students to the concept of authentic assessment. This edition spans 125 pages and is presented in English. The book emphasizes performance-based evaluation, contrasting it with traditional high-stakes testing, and highlights the importance of assessing what students can actually do in real-world contexts.
Readers will find that the book explores various techniques and methods associated with authentic assessment, including portfolios, essays, and role plays. It aims to provide educators at all levels—beginning, intermediate, and advanced—with insights into the goals and processes of effective assessment practices. By focusing on higher-order thinking skills and continuous feedback, “Authentic Assessment Primer” serves as a valuable resource for those involved in education, including both students and instructors, who seek to enhance their understanding of evaluation and assessment in educational settings.
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The Authentic Assessment Primer introduces education students to the phenomenon known as authentic assessment. As such, it is the perfect antidote to high stakes testing, since it relies on performance and shows what a student «can do.» In an authentic approach, teachers see assessment as a means to educate and improve student performance, as opposed to simply auditing it on a one-shot test. Authentic tasks require quality performance connected to the learner’s world. It is multilayered and complex. The Authentic Assessment Primer provides feedback continually and the learner self adjusts. This approach to assessment looks for higher order thinking skills and demonstration of knowledge. Beginning, intermediate, and advanced teachers can all benefit from understanding the goals, the process, and the techniques of authentic assessment, such as portfolios, essays, and writing samples, recordings, role plays, journal writing, and demonstrations to name a few. Every education student and instructor needs to read this book.
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