Assessment is of crucial value in any academic setting as it promotes students’ learning, helps gauge the extent to which students have achieved a course’s learning outcomes, enables teachers to evaluate their teaching effectiveness, and indicates possible revisions to their pedagogy. As such, it must be carefully planned and adapted to the changing times and circumstances to attain its goals. Currently, with the advent and prevalence of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), educators are concerned about designing assessment tools that can help them ensure that students’ work is authentic and conforms to well-known academic integrity conventions in general, as well as the rules and guidelines set by the institution and the specific course of study. “Authentic assessment evaluates a student's ability to apply knowledge and skills in real-world contexts. When students see how their studies connect to their lives outside of school, they become more interested in what they’re learning and their comprehension deepens” (Authentic Assessment Ideas that Engage Students with the Real World, n.d.). This presentation will explore authentic assessments providing an understanding of what they are, their benefits, how to adapt and expand on them, and how to evaluate them. It will also include authentic assessment tasks that will help teachers and students to harness the generative AI facilities but at the same time be able to maintain their own voice and exercise their critical thinking.

Authors:
Amani Demian, American University in Cairo, Egypt
Afaf Mishriki, American University in Cairo, Egypt

About the Presenter(s)
Ms. Afaf Mishriki is a Senior English Language Instructor at the American University in Cairo(AUC). She is currently teaching Academic English for the Liberal Arts, with more than 36 years of experience and special interest in assessment.

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