Changing the Quality of Teachers’ Written Tests by implementing an Authentic Assessment Teachers’ Training Program

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dc.contributor.authorVillarroel, Verónica
dc.contributor.authorBruna, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Gavin T. L.
dc.contributor.authorBustos, Claudio
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-29T13:56:40Z
dc.date.available2021-12-29T13:56:40Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis case study aimed to change the construction of teachers’ written tests so that items were designed to assess competencies in an authentic and challenging way. A small group of five psychology teachers participated in 10 sessions of an authentic assessment faculty-training program, to learn to assess problem-solving competencies for situations typically faced by professionals in the workplace. The authentic assessment training emphasized the incorporation of three main characteristics: (1) inclusion of a realistic context, (2) measurement of higher order thinking skills, and (3) development of evaluative judgment, concerning the quality of their own performance. Post-training the items´ construction was analysed, according to their type and authenticity. Mixed effects logistic regression showed a statistically significant increase in open-response items, and two-way ANOVA indicated that cognitive challenge improved. The results showed written tests had: a) more open-response items of higher cognitive complexity, b) fewer items requiring closed, memorized responses, c) more use of realistic contexts to measure knowledge in a situated way, and d) improvement in curriculum alignment of tests and greater consistency in measuring competencies. These advances validate the authentic-assessment training program for a better written assessment design.es
dc.identifier.citationVillarroel, V., Bruna, D., Brown, G. T.L., & Bustos, C. (2021). Changing the Quality of Teachers’ Written Tests by implementing an Authentic Assessment Teachers’ Training Program. International Journal of Instruction, 14(2), 987-1000.es
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11447/5315
dc.language.isoenes
dc.subjectAssessmentes
dc.subjectAuthentic assessmentes
dc.subjectAuthenticityes
dc.subjectPsychological skillses
dc.subjectTeacherses
dc.titleChanging the Quality of Teachers’ Written Tests by implementing an Authentic Assessment Teachers’ Training Programes
dc.typeArticlees
dcterms.sourceInternational Journal of Instructiones

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