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title: "Authentic Assessment"
type: "article"
space: "The Teaching & Learning Centre"
author: "Ashley Ribbel"
created: 2020-12-07T16:47:06Z
updated: 2020-12-07T19:51:26Z
tags: ["assessment", "assessment-main", "authentic", "authentic-assessment", "teaching-and-learning", "teaching-and-learning-centre"]
url: "https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/39/the-teaching-learning-centre/articles/press-release/7602/authentic-assessment"
---

# Authentic Assessment

According to Grant Wiggins \(1998\), an assignment is authentic if it

- is realistic
- requires judgment and innovation
- asks the student to “do” the subject
- replicates or simulates the contexts in which adults are “tested” in the workplace or in civic or personal life
- assesses the student’s ability to efficiently and effectively use a repertoire of knowledge and skills to negotiate a complex task
- allows appropriate opportunities to rehearse, practice, consult resources, and get feedback on and refine performances and products

### Authentic Assessment Resources

["Authentic Assessment" by Amy Lin, Linda Facchini, and Angela Ripley](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/39/the-teaching-learning-centre/videos/ashley.ribbel/conference-recordings/6588/-authentic-assessment-by-amy-lin-linda-facchini-and-angela-ripley ""Authentic Assessment" by Amy Lin, Linda Facchini, and Angela Ripley") – recorded at Teaching & Learning Day Fall 2020 on Oct. 26, 2020

[Authentic Assessment Toolbox](http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/) created by Jon Mueller

[Authentic Assessments Ideas \(PDF\)](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/39/the-teaching-learning-centre/files/7605/authentic-assessments-ideas-pdf "Authentic Assessments Ideas (PDF)")

[Authentic Assessment](https://citl.indiana.edu/teaching-resources/assessing-student-learning/authentic-assessment/index.html) information from the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Indiana University

[Making the Grade: The role of assessment in authentic learning](https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Traditional-vs-Authentic-Assessment-Methods_tbl1_255625745) from Marilyn May Lombardi