{"id":9541,"date":"2022-11-17T11:27:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T05:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/docs\/your-guide-to-assessment-in-the-myp\/getting-to-know-summative-assessment-in-the-myp\/what-makes-assessment-authentic\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T21:11:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:41:06","slug":"what-makes-assessment-authentic","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/docs\/your-guide-to-assessment-in-the-myp\/getting-to-know-summative-assessment-in-the-myp\/what-makes-assessment-authentic\/","title":{"rendered":"Authentic assessments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assessment tasks should be <em>authentic<\/em>. By that, it is intended they address the challenges of the discipline and provide students with an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills to real-world contexts. For example, students who design a website for a local NGO are engaged in an authentic task because they are using the skills and strategies of designers who build websites for specific audiences and purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two key features of MYP units that support the design of authentic assessment tasks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-6-1024x371.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-6-1024x371.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-6-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-6-768x278.png 768w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-6-1536x557.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-6-2048x742.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-6-1200x435.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-6-1980x717.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A good place to start when developing an authentic assessment task is to consider what kinds of work professionals in your subject area engage in. For example: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-7-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-7-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-7-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-7-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-7-1536x921.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-7-2048x1228.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-7-1200x720.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Assessment-aligned-to-objectives-table-7-1980x1187.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Naturally, students will not be able to replicate the work of professionals, but they can begin to engage in the same types of work. Likewise, students can use the disciplinary knowledge and skills that they develop to answer questions, solve problems, or explore issues that are meaningful to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a ready reference to designing authentic tasks, print out this poster and display it in the teachers\u2019 lounge or your classroom!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/resource_post\/5-steps-to-creating-authentic-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resource-Banner_v2-1-1-1024x374.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resource-Banner_v2-1-1-1024x374.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resource-Banner_v2-1-1-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resource-Banner_v2-1-1-768x281.png 768w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resource-Banner_v2-1-1-1536x561.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resource-Banner_v2-1-1-2048x748.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resource-Banner_v2-1-1-1200x438.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Resource-Banner_v2-1-1-1980x723.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":9540,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-9541","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Authentic assessments - Toddle Learn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Authentic assessments\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Assessment tasks should be authentic. 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