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32 Legal Educ. Rev. 1 (2022)

handle is hein.journals/legedr32 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT - THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR STUDENTS STUDYING LAW? TONI COLLINS* I RATIONALE Authentic assessment is a concept that is well established in learning and teaching institutions.1 It has been defined as forms of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of essential knowledge and skills.2 In 2022 authentic assessment has many benefits.3 As tertiary education providers focus on graduate attributes, including job-ready graduates and employability, authentic assessment is a way of embedding both of these into course content across any curriculum.4 Moreover, authentic assessment may be useful in covid-impacted times when teachers have stepped back from more intensive assessment to assessment online and may also be of value in helping to reduce academic misconduct.5 It has also been shown that students' wellbeing is enhanced by a student-focussed assessment strategy where students School of Law, University of Canterbury Grant P Wiggins, Assessing Student Performance: Exploring the Purpose and Limits of Testing (Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1993). 2 Jon Mueller, Authentic Assessment Toolbox (Web Page) <http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/whatisit.htm>. s Jon Mueller, 'The Authentic Assessment Toolbox: Enhancing Student Learning through online Faculty Development (2005) 1(1)' Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (accessed at https://jolt.merlot.org/documents/vollno l_mueller_001.pdf) ;Sokhanvar Z et al, 'Advantages of authentic assessment for improving the learning experience and employability skills of higher education students: A systematic literature review' (2021) 70 Studies in Educational Evaluation; Allen E, 'Not a Moot Point! Mooting as an Authentic Assessment Practice in Law?' (2021) 13 Journal of Academic Development and Education 50; Noeleen McNamara 'Authentic assessment in contract law: legal drafting' (2017) 51(4) The Law Teacher 486; James Fox et al, ' Keeping it Real: A Review of the Benefits, Challenges and Steps Towards Implementing Authentic Assessment' (2017) 9(3) All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 3231. 4 Dan Berger and Charles Wild, 'Enhancing student performance and employability through the use of authentic assessment techniques in extra and co-curricular activities (ECCAs)' (2017) 51(4) The Law Teacher 428. 5 Sotiriadou P et al, 'The role of authentic assessment to preserve academic integrity and promote skill development and employability' (2020) 45(11) Studies in Higher Education 2132.

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