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authentic assessment

authentic assessment noun: a method of evaluating a person’s skills and knowledge in a real-world context, often emphasizing practical application over rote memorization or standardized testing.

Noun

authentic assessment (countable and uncountable, plural authentic assessments)

  1. A method of evaluating a person’s skills and knowledge in a real-world context, often emphasizing practical application over rote memorization or standardized testing.

Forms of authentic assessment

pluralauthentic assessments

Questions about authentic assessment

What does authentic assessment mean?
Authentic assessment means a method of evaluating a person’s skills and knowledge in a real-world context, often emphasizing practical application over rote memorization or standardized testing.
What part of speech is authentic assessment?
Authentic assessment is a noun.
What is the plural of authentic assessment?
The plural of authentic assessment is authentic assessments.

Words near authentic assessment in the dictionary

  1. authed
  2. Authement
  3. Authements
  4. Authenreith
  5. authentic
  6. authentic assessment
  7. authentic assessments
  8. authentic cadence
  9. authentic cadences
  10. authentic learning
  11. authenticability

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