Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Statement I:The process of comparing a student's performance against his or her own previous performance is called ipsative assessment.

Statement II:Authentic assessments are assessment procedures that test skills and abilities as they would be applied in real life situations.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct, as ipsative assessment compares a student's performance against his or her own past performance.

Statement 2 is correct, since authentic assessment tests skills as they would apply in real-life situations.

Ipsative assessment is self-referenced, unlike norm-referenced or criterion-referenced testing.

It tracks individual growth over time rather than ranking against peers.

Authentic assessment uses real tasks such as projects, portfolios and performances.

Grant Wiggins is closely linked with promoting authentic assessment in education.

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