A table illustrating the characteristics of various assessment tools on a continuum from more structured / de-contexualized to less structured / more contextualized.
If the students don't recognize assessments as a chance to show their learning, then these things aren't even assessments; they're something altogether alien to real learning. Fortunately, there are many approaches we can take within our own classrooms to change this situation.
The formative assessment process guides teachers in making decisions about future instruction. Here are a few examples that may be used in the classroom during the formative assessment process to collect evidence of student learning.
New York's School of the Future shares their assessment plans and rubrics, classroom projects, schedules, web links, and other resources to help you implement "authentic" assessment today.