AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT THEORY AND COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION: DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING HIGHLY SPECIFIC RUBRIC FOR ASSESSING SOFT SKILLS
Abstract
My research focuses on exploring the key aspects of developing and validating a highly specific rubric for assessing soft skills within the framework of authentic assessment theory and competency-based education.
Moreover, it examines influential studies and practical experiments that highlight the role of well-designed rubrics in measuring soft skills such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving, and emotional intelligence. Theoretical analyses by scholars suggest how authentic assessment addresses the limitations of conventional evaluation methods, which often reduce complex human abilities to numerical scores or simplistic checklists.
Keywords
Education, competency-based education, authentic assessment, soft skills, rubric development, skills assessment, performance-based, assessment rubric, rubric validation, skills -based learning.How to Cite
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