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Which of the following assessment procedures tests skills and abilities as they would be applied in real-life situations?

AFormative assessment
BAuthentic assessment ✓ Correct
CIpsative assessment
DPeer assessment
Correct answer: (B) Authentic assessment
Explanation

Authentic assessment tests skills and abilities as they would be applied in real-life situations, through realistic tasks and products.

It asks learners to perform, create or solve as they would beyond the classroom.

Formative assessment monitors ongoing progress during instruction to guide learning.

Ipsative assessment compares a learner's performance only with their own earlier performance.

Peer assessment has students evaluate one another's work against shared criteria.

Authentic assessment often uses performances, projects and portfolios rather than paper-and-pencil tests.

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