{"id":25791,"date":"2026-09-10T14:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/?p=25791"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:13:30","slug":"prioritize-authentic-assessments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/prioritize-authentic-assessments\/","title":{"rendered":"Prioritize Authentic Assessments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than attempting to \u201cAI-proof\u201d assessments, consider designing assessments that emphasize process as well as product.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have students submit drafts for review and provide feedback.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have students reflect on their process of creating a final product.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have students keep research logs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have students design journal entries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students may use AI during project development but must submit a brief reflection describing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How AI was used<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What prompts they used to generate an output<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What outputs were accepted or rejected<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What independent decisions they made<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of testing recall, use AI to design tasks that require:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decision-making<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reflection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Problem-solving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Traditional Question<\/strong>:&nbsp; What are greenhouse gases?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Authentic Assessment<\/strong>:&nbsp; A city plans to reduce carbon emissions by 40% within ten years. Evaluate three strategies and recommend the most effective approach, supported by evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>AI can quickly create versions for different learner needs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Beginner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intermediate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put the following prompt into Copilot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne learning outcome for a course is that students will be able to analyze the causes and consequences of climate change. The assignment to measure this learning outcome is as follows:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A city plans to reduce carbon emissions by 40% within ten years. Evaluate three strategies and recommend the most effective approach, supported by evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generate three versions of this assignment with increasing levels of complexity while maintaining the same learning outcome.&nbsp; Create an assessment to evaluate this assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Now <\/em><strong><em>Try This<\/em><\/strong><em> with an assignment for one of your courses!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/ai-and-assessment\/\" title=\"\">\u2190back<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/grade-the-process-of-learning-as-well-as-the-product\/\" title=\"\">Next:  Assessing Process and Product<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5324,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ai-assessment"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25791"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26140,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25791\/revisions\/26140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}