Educational institutions have adopted a mix of traditional assessments and authentic assessment methods in evaluating students’ learning and academic performances. Examples of traditional assessment such as essays, multiple-choice questions, quizzes, tests, and exams. Authentic assessments include portfolios, presentations, design a digital artifact, debates, oral presentations, self- and peer-assessments, projects, and journals (Koh, 2017; Saher, 2022). This paper seeks to examine authentic assessment in evaluating students’ performance at School of Hospitality (SOH) at Republic Polytechnic (RP). The study identified five key factors on respondents’ perceptions toward authentic and traditional assessments. The five factors are (a) effectiveness of assessment, (b) preference for alternative assessment, (c) participation in authentic assessment, (d) engagement with assessment, and (e) preference for traditional assessments. Findings suggest responses prefer authentic assessments as it motivates learners in provide training in real-life tasks.

Authors:
Derrick Lee, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore
Chris Thomas, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore
Jolene Chew, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore

About the Presenter(s)
Derrick Lee has worked in the higher education institutions based in Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, Hong
Kong, and Singapore for 20 years. He is active in academic research projects both as researcher and reviewer.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/derrick-lee-b7819868/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Derrick-Lee-2/research

Chris Thomas is Deputy Director for the School of Hospitality, Republic Polytechnic (RP), Singapore and possesses over ten years of industry experience prior to joining RP. He is passionate on creating authentic learning environments for students.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-thomas-a8194538/

Jolene Chew is a senior lecturer with the School of Hospitality, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore. As an academic advisor, Jolene guides the development and evaluation of curriculum and assessment for hospitality modules offered by the school.

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