JoinThe Ozone Show: Using a talk show format as an authentic assessment
Instructors are constantly searching for more authentic ways of assessing student work. Authentic assessments model activities students might perform in the outside world. As a concluding activity of a unit on the hole in the ozone layer, the environmental science class staged a talk show on the topic. Using the talk show as a final assessment allowed the class to have an informal debate in a familiar format. By working cooperatively on a fun and challenging assignment, students can use creativity, preparation skills, and complex reasoning to demonstrate knowledge in an authentic way.