A heuristic framework for the determination of the critical elements in authentic assessment

摘要: Higher Education is currently undergoing a period of significant challenge and transformation. It likely that these challenges will, in comparatively short time, lead to changes the ways which higher education experience both mediated accessed. These have arisen as result number factors, including information revolution, consequent pace technological innovation, increased demand from employers government for more highly skilled workforce desire increase make accessible an increasing proportion overall population. All this has impacted upon represented, turn, by students gain access knowledge skills will underpin their ability learn perform. increasingly being challenged demonstrate its continued value broader community, especially employers, ensuring it provides capable, competent informed citizens adequate twenty-first century lifetime. If principles are considered drivers change, then important sector can continue ongoing who undertake it. against background study was developed with purpose identifying literature, codify into applicable framework, critical elements would determine assessment authentic. The took starting point importance, current educational context, able define authentic one. research commenced review literature identify collate those had been identified previous researchers field. Next elements, once refined iteratively practice, were framework could be applied designer instruction assessment, order ascertain whether such used support design experience. This practice student’s response learning designed according evaluated, further reviewed revised basis data. Thus conducted four phases, first researcher explored problem, second sought development solution, third phase solution implemented findings presented final phase. suggest not only possible determination authenticity but moreover, systematically apply them activity. implication educators designers seek meet requirement workplace relevance activities they better opportunity specific assist outcomes clearer applicability.