Authentic assessment designs in higher education predominantly replicate professional workplace scenarios, with few addressing social authenticity¶
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q2 i? Most included studies (n = 22) situated assessment tasks in professional scenarios aligned with students' future career environments, while only 3 studies addressed social issues such as active citizenship, sustainability and ethics. → Ying Zhan 2025
Evidence¶
Ying Zhan 2025¶
Ying Zhan, David Boud, Zilu Du. (2025). Designing for authentic assessment: a scoping review. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-025-01588-9
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Scoping review of 37 empirical studies (2000–2024) coded against the six-dimensional framework. The review reports that 'Most studies ( n = 22) situated assessment tasks within professional scenarios' and that only 3 studies addressed social issues such as active citizenship, sustainability and ethics.
"Most studies ( n = 22) situated assessment tasks within professional scenarios aligned with students’ future career environments."
Discussion¶
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Authentic assessment designs in higher education predominantly replicate professional workplace scenarios, with few addressing social authenticity |
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Authentic assessment designs in higher education predominantly replicate professional workplace scenarios, with few addressing social authenticity |
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