CDLA · Module 3 — Outcomes and authentic assessment
Messick’s fidelity: assessments should resemble the criterion situation — context, complexity, and judgment.
About 17 min
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Authentic assessment asks learners to use knowledge in a context that mirrors real performance. Messick argued validation is about meaning in context — a multiple-choice list of definitions fails fidelity when the job requires diagnosing a fault under time pressure.