21st Century Social Studies Assessment

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• Abstract
• S.S. Learning & Assessment Objectives
• Defining Assessment
• Examples of A.A.
• Advantages of Traditional Assessment
• Disadvantages of A. A.
• Disadvantages of Traditional Assessment
• Advantages of A. A.
• Why we need Change
• Challenges & Controversies of A. A.
• Recommendations
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Feedback

Advantages of Alternative Assessment

- Challenging curriculum that decreased dropout rates (Winking, 1997).

- Gain a deeper understanding of student learning and enable them to communicate evidence of that learning to parents, employers and the community at large.

- Wiggins and McTighe- AA is multidirectional, direct, deep and relies heavily on teachers’ judgments. Engage in real tasks under the watchful eye of the teacher who control the agenda and make positive use of the opportunities for feedback. Assessment criteria is not hidden or mysterious. Teacher encourage to teach to test because the tasks for students comprise real situations that students need to master for success.

- Assessment and curriculum are two inextricably intertwined threads in learning

 
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