Authenticity is in the eye of the beholder: Student and teacher perceptions of assessment authenticity

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 401-412

  Gulikers, Judith T M ^a   Bastiaens, Theo J ^b,c   Kirschner, Paul A ^c   Kester, Liesbeth ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Authentic assessment; Curriculum; Student perception; Teacher perception; Teacher professionalisation; Vocational education and training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856209324     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820802591830     Document Type: Article

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