Question

Lisa, Paul, and Jay were given an assignment at the end of their first unit in Spanish I. They were asked to prepare and act out a skit where they had to assume the roles of students visiting Argentina during Spring Break. They were to enter into a restaurant, order a meal, and pay for the meal, all in Spanish. The students knew they were being evaluated on how they performed these tasks, so they made an effort to do a good job. This sort of task is an example of:

Answer 1

Answer: Authentic Assessment

Explanation: Authentic assessment is a type of assessment that measures significant and meaningful intellectual accomplishments. It assesses a variety of literacy abilities in individuals in such as way that the contexts in which they are assessed closely resemble actual situations in which the literacy abilities would be applied. This is typical of what was asked of Lisa, Paul, and Jay to prepare and act out the skit described.

Answer 2

Answer:

Authentic assessment

Explanation:

Authentic assessments attempt to demonstrate what a student actually learns in class rather than the student’s ability to do well on traditional tests and quizzes. It helps to measure of the subject under consideration the students know and can apply in a practical way rather than putting to pen and paper.