For the gifted, authentic assessment is intended to help identify students as gifted based on more natural and realistic measures. This form of assessment usually has a greater allowance for divergent thought and multiple methods of performing tasks. Portfolio assessment Assessment based on an individual's actual work put into a portfolio. Portfolios are usually compiled by teachers and can reflect the range of student work to show improvement or the best of the student's work to show level of ability. The levels each represent a different type if thought process.
Students can repeat information they have Learned.
Students can interpret information, translate it, create connections. Students can use abstract ideas to solve problems. Students can pull apart ideas and information to gain anew, deeper, understanding of the idea. Students can combine ideas and concepts into a new whole. Students can make judgments about an idea or issue based on criteria.