Social Studies Teachers' Authentic Assessment Practices, Tools and Challenges in Assessing Students' Learning Outcomes

Table 1.

How Social Studies teachers practice authentic assessment toassess their pupils

Variable Mean Std. Deviation

I guide my students to effectively translate issues and situations into meaningful tasks that have a clear purpose. 3.28 0.79
I ask my students to write simple sentences expressing a complete thought. 3.24 0.77
I ask my students to create and organize ideas with a purpose. 3.07 0.82
I ask my students to use symbols and words to show meaning. 2.79 0.88
I assist my students to prepare criteria for assessing their projects. 2.62 0.92
I assist my students to collaborate and create editorials and reports. 2.29 1.03
I guide my students to apply their knowledge to real-life problems. 3.59 0.68
I guide my students to apply their knowledge to organize ideas effectively. 3.25 0.66
I ask my students to use hands-on tasks to conduct several investigations. 2.65 0.86
I ask my students to provide explanations for their responses. 3.33 0.66
I assist my students in co-operate with peers and school personnel. 3.39 0.71
I assist my students to add supportive details to stories. 2.80 0.85
I ask my students to reflect on their learning process to take control of learning. 3.21 0.76
I assist my students to communicate meaning through pictures. 2.85 0.9
I assist my students to demonstrate and extend their understanding of number meaning. 2.56 0.95
I make informal observations about how students are responding to instruction. 3.49 0.73