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Enhancing Authentic Assessment Through Information Technology

Enhancing Authentic Assessment Through Information Technology

Beth Rubin
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781605666549|ISBN10: 1605666548|EISBN13: 9781605666556
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-654-9.ch006
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Rubin, Beth. "Enhancing Authentic Assessment Through Information Technology." Information Technology and Constructivism in Higher Education: Progressive Learning Frameworks, edited by Carla R. Payne, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 74-89. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-654-9.ch006

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Rubin, B. (2009). Enhancing Authentic Assessment Through Information Technology. In C. Payne (Ed.), Information Technology and Constructivism in Higher Education: Progressive Learning Frameworks (pp. 74-89). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-654-9.ch006

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Rubin, Beth. "Enhancing Authentic Assessment Through Information Technology." In Information Technology and Constructivism in Higher Education: Progressive Learning Frameworks, edited by Carla R. Payne, 74-89. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-654-9.ch006

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Abstract

Constructivist education usually involves authentic assessment, which is affected by the media used to teach. Information technology can enhance or hinder the authenticity of assessment in key ways. This chapter provides a framework to analyze the opportunities to enhance authenticity when assessment is mediated by information technology, as well as the limitations of IT mediation on authenticity. The degree of authenticity possible is determined by several aspects of the competence being assessed: the chronicity of access to and use of information, the durability of the display, the use of written, oral and non-verbal communication, and computer use. This framework is used to identify IT tools that enable more authentic assessment, as well as sample approaches. It identifies aspects of competences that may not be authentically assessed via information technologies, limitations on the use of technology, and future trends.

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