Social Studies Teachers' Authentic Assessment Practices, Tools and Challenges in Assessing Students' Learning Outcomes

Table 1. How Social Studies teachers practice authentic assessment toassess their pupils

Variable	Mean	Std. Deviation
I guide my students to effectively translate issues and situations into meaningful tasks that have a clear purpose.	3.28	0.79
I ask my students to write simple sentences expressing a complete thought.	3.24	0.77
I ask my students to create and organize ideas with a purpose.	3.07	0.82
I ask my students to use symbols and words to show meaning.	2.79	0.88
I assist my students to prepare criteria for assessing their projects.	2.62	0.92
I assist my students to collaborate and create editorials and reports.	2.29	1.03
I guide my students to apply their knowledge to real-life problems.	3.59	0.68
I guide my students to apply their knowledge to organize ideas effectively.	3.25	0.66
I ask my students to use hands-on tasks to conduct several investigations.	2.65	0.86
I ask my students to provide explanations for their responses.	3.33	0.66
I assist my students in co-operate with peers and school personnel.	3.39	0.71
I assist my students to add supportive details to stories.	2.80	0.85
I ask my students to reflect on their learning process to take control of learning.	3.21	0.76
I assist my students to communicate meaning through pictures.	2.85	0.9
I assist my students to demonstrate and extend their understanding of number meaning.	2.56	0.95
I make informal observations about how students are responding to instruction.	3.49	0.73