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How does a formal, high-stakes approach differ from an informal, authentic
approach?
What is High stakes: formal, developed by expert committees and test publishers, it’s a one time performance, paper and pencil, objective to measure levels of current attainment, used to compare the performance of one group with another
Authentic: informal, developed by teachers and students, evolving and intermittent, throughout a unit, small group, one on one, tests, checklists, observations, designed to evaluate understanding of course content, real life reading/writing tasks, qualitative judgements about student strengths and instructional needs, adjust instruction when necessary