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What is authentic assessment? Bringing authentic assessment to life

Authentic assessment is an approach that can enable learning by measuring additional components of knowledge. Assessment, as we know, is a crucial part of the learning process, where educators can see what students know and don’t know, as well as why students do or don’t understand a particular concept. 

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