‘Great urban teachers share a common belief: It's their job to make sure that all students achieve’ (Corbett, Williams & Wilson, 2010).
It is the fundamental role of the Learning Manager (LM) to ensure student success. In order to achieve success for the learners, the LM can draw on many assessment tools - some existing, some yet to be invented. In this paper, the role of authentic assessment will be explored using the ‘Dimensions of Learning’ (DoL) 4 (Marzano, & Pickering, 1997) ‘Complex Reasoning Process’ of ‘Invention’ as a framework. As such, a driving question for this exploration has been posed:
'What role does ‘authentic assessment’ play in ensuring student success and what 'teacher tool' could be invented to incorporate the concept of 'backward design' in the assessment process?'
By answering this question, a teacher tool will be created to facilitate an authentic assessment process. This invention of this tool will be aided by the employment of a graphic organiser to plot each step of its creation, from applying the 'need' to a set of standards, to designing a series of drafts through to the tool’s eventual invention.
It is the fundamental role of the Learning Manager (LM) to ensure student success. In order to achieve success for the learners, the LM can draw on many assessment tools - some existing, some yet to be invented. In this paper, the role of authentic assessment will be explored using the ‘Dimensions of Learning’ (DoL) 4 (Marzano, & Pickering, 1997) ‘Complex Reasoning Process’ of ‘Invention’ as a framework. As such, a driving question for this exploration has been posed:
'What role does ‘authentic assessment’ play in ensuring student success and what 'teacher tool' could be invented to incorporate the concept of 'backward design' in the assessment process?'
By answering this question, a teacher tool will be created to facilitate an authentic assessment process. This invention of this tool will be aided by the employment of a graphic organiser to plot each step of its creation, from applying the 'need' to a set of standards, to designing a series of drafts through to the tool’s eventual invention.