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

Table 3. Challenges teachers encounter in their practice of authenticassessment

Variable	Mean	Std. Deviation
The school assessment system makes it difficult to use authentic assessment.	3.16	0.73

Lack of funds to embark on some activities and projects.	3.58	0.64

Lack of support from school authorities in terms of logistics and facilities.	3.36	0.64

Lack of motivation from school authorities.	2.90	0.86

Developing an authentic assessment task is difficult.	2.25	0.98

Inadequate time allotted on the timetable for various subjects does not permit the use of authentic assessment.	3.47	0.72

The large class size makes it difficult to assess students using authentic assessment.	3.24	0.87

Some topics are difficult to assess students using authentic assessment.	3.17	0.82

Grand mean	3.14	0.36