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Hi, Bill.  I think that you should go to the talk.  Every teacher should 
know what authentic assessment.  One important advantage of authentic 
assessment is to assist teachers to better know what their students can 
do and how they have done that.  For example, you put the students' 
writing or reading samples in a portfolio over a long period of time.  It 
is easier for you to see students' progress in performance than the 
letter A, B or C.  It is also easy for you to show parents what you have 
taught and students have achieved.  
Hope you will enjoy the talk

Shelley

e-mail:  xu@nevada.edu 

kerrb@magill.unisa.edu.au wrote:
: Anyone know anything about authentic assessment?
: I received an invite to a talk and am wondering whether to go. It sounds
: interesting. 

: Talk is by Dinah Gieske of the Coalition of Essential Schools. She is a teacher
: at University Heights High School, New York.

: The blurb for the talk goes like this, the expected outcomes from this approach
: are:-

: * effective expression and communication
: * self-awareness and self-esteem
: * taking responsibility and preparing for the future
: * social interaction and effective citizenship
: * critical thinking and problem solving
: * cultural and historical involvement
: * valuing and ethical decision making

: Sounds a bit like what I am trying to achieve anyway ---->>> anyone 
familiar
: with this approach? It sounds like a reaction again Basic Skills Testing in the
: USA (now being introduced in Australia). 

:  Bill Kerr
:  Paralowie R12 School 
:  South Australia


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