This page is being developed in an attempt to keep students informed about current research in education. Each month a new piece of literature will be offered by students in all fields of education. We hope this will be helpful for you as you study. What role does religion play in public education. This study investigated teacher attitude and choice between authentic and traditional types of assessments.
Authentic assessments measure student knowledge through performance criteria.
Traditional assessments include predominately paper and pencil assessment. Teachers in the treatment group who did conduct performance assessments strongly chose authentic types of assessment over the traditional style at the end of the study. The results of this study imply that there is a significant difference among both teacher attitude and student performance using authentic types of assessments especially with the collection of portfolios. Results indicate that education may well be enhanced through using authentic types of assessment because it gives the teacher a well rounded look at what the student knows and can do. Teachers should be persuaded to expand their choices to include authentic as well as traditional styles of assessments for more effective evaluation of their students.