Development of authentic assessment to improve students’ mathematical problem solving ability

Abstract

Abstract This study aims to find out how the implementation of authentic assessment development in producing a valid product by the principles and characteristics of authentic assessment to improve students’ mathematical problem-solving abilities. This research uses research and development methods with the stages of carrying out needs analysis, literature review, pre-test, designing an authentic assessment form, and conducting a post-test to determine students’ mathematical problem solving abilities before and after using authentic assessment. The results of the study concluded that the stages of authentic assessment development had been carried out through a limited validation process and broader validation involving experts to produce a product taking into account the principles and characteristics of authentic assessment. There is a difference in the average results of students’ mathematical problem-solving skills between the results of the post-test compared with the results of the students’ pre-test, so it is said that the development of authentic assessment can improve students’ mathematical problem-solving abilities.