chapter 1-Authentic assessment for ELL

Authentic assessment chapter 1, O’Malley & Pierce

Authentic assessment is an alternative form of assessment that focuses on the student and their abilities; learning, achievement, motivation, and attitude. These are unlike the assessment’s that are given only in English and are usually multiple choice type. This chapter 1 reading was all about authentic assessment and the English language learner (ELL). It explained the types of authentic assessments there are; self-assessment, portfolio assessment, and performance assessments.

I can’t wait to learn more about this type of assessment. I do a type of authentic assessment that I call portfolio type assessment on top of the other assessments we are required to give to our students. What I do is collect and make copies of student work, take anecdotal notes (language), take notes on actions and activities of students, and photographs. I share this portfolio with the parents and students at parent teacher conferences and give the portfolio to the parents at the end of the school year. It is always exciting to see the growth at the end of the school year by looking at the work and photographs.