Authentic Assessment and Pedagogical Strategies in Higher Education (Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION Assessment is central to teaching and learning. The assessment information is needed to make informed decisions regarding students' learning abilities, their placement in appropriate levels and their achievement. According to Sadler (2005), assessment refers to the making of evaluation on students' overall performance and generating assumptions regarding their learning and production education-wise, which include the quality or achievement in tasks such as tests, projects, reports and examinations. In the other hand, the success of any assessment is depending on the effective selection and use of appropriate procedures as well as on the proper interpretation of students' performance. Thus, assessment procedures also help in evaluating the suitability and effectiveness of the curriculum, the teaching methodology and the instructional materials.