Impacts of Authentic Assessments in Biology on the Learning of Grade 11 Students
Keywords:
authentic assessment, biology teaching, impact, thematic analysis, opinions, viewsAbstract
Authentic assessments were used during the Covid-19 lockdown but since the educational environment is returning to its usual configuration, such assessments appear to be still useful in learning biology. To prove this claim, this research aimed to determine the impacts of authentic assessments in biology on Grade 11 students as well as to determine the students’ perceptions about authentic assessments. One hundred two (102) Filipino students at a public high school for SY 2022-2023 made up the participants which comprised the three (3) sections of the STEAM curriculum. This involved a qualitative design where observations were documented following the impacts identified by previous authors. On student perceptions, responses in the interview were subjected to thematic analysis. In poem writing, the impacts include cognition activation and development, vocabulary and literacy skills improvement, and self-expression. Comic strip’s impact is promotion of scientific literacy. Improvement of scientific skills is the impact for brochure making, modeling, role playing, case study analysis, infographics and mind mapping. Results show that students' perceptions are favorable. With the results, teachers are encouraged to prepare more authentic assessments in biology teaching. Likewise, this study should be carried out across other academic disciplines.
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