What is the major rationale for the use of authentic assessment rather than traditional assessment to determine what students have learned?

a. Authentic assessment measures are easier to score and therefore more practical.
b. Authentic assessment looks at behaviors similar to those required in the outside world.
c. Authentic assessment methods are more likely to provide a representative sample of the various topics that have been studied in class.
d. Authentic assessment makes more sense from a behaviorist point of view, because the task is clear-cut and the reward is tangible.


b

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