Authentic Assessment
Authentic assessment essentially means that students are tested on what they have been taught and, it is hoped, what they have learned. The most important implication is that the curriculum is aligned to what the student is expected to learn based on their level of preparedness. This is a direct reflection of differential learning and students should be assessed in the same way they are taught: in their preferred learning modality.
TEACHING TIP! Assessment Tools Based on Preferred Modality:
Visual Learners:
 Creating a scrapbook, video, poster, or collage
Writing a short story or essay.
Classify objects into appropriate categories
Show-and-tell.
Watching a film or play and then writing about it.
Create a flowchart or diagram of a process
Auditory Learners
Oral reports/make a speech.
Describe a process.
Name the objects in a given category
Small group discussion with a recorder to keep track of answers
Participation in debates.
Use student panels in which individual students are asked different questions, or asked to amplify previous answers.
Kinesthetic Learner
Students with a kinesthetic learning preference generally reinforce their learning with some type of movement such as dance or touch. It will be helpful to offer alternative methods of assessment for these students which might include the following:
Drama presentation
Dance
Building a model
Creating a diorama
Molding clay or sculpting
Computer presentations
Performing a laboratory experiment |
