Book chapter 2019

A Return to Doing: How Authentic Assessment Changes Higher Education

MK
Mattison, Karen M.
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Sculthorp, Stacy L.
 SH
Schroeder, Heather
 ZJ
Zacharias, Jaclyn
Learning and Performance Assessment: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Journal · pp. 67-89
Abstract

Elements that define competency-based education are provided, and followed by a history and evolution of this educational philosophy that has become increasingly attractive and necessary to both institutions and learners. Authentic assessment is introduced as the heart of competency-based education and as the instrumental element that differentiates competency-based education from traditional approaches. Examples of authentic assessment are provided from field-specific domains. Drivers from industry, government, and learners are described and linked with the progression of authentic assessment. The design and evaluation of authentic assessment is explored with a thorough explanation of the ways in which properties of reliability and validity are established. The chapter concludes with a forecast for the change that authentic assessment will bring in competency-based education. © 2020 by IGI Global. All rights reserved.

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High educations Educational philosophies Industry government Property Reliability and validity Traditional approaches Design and evaluations Traditional approachs
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Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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