Authentic Assessment of Industrial Training Program: Experience of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This paper discusses on the method used in assessing the industrial training students. It focuses on the authentic assessment that relates to the contextualized tasks and enabling students to demonstrate their competency towards meaningful learning. Each assessment item has course learning outcome, and is related with the program outcomes of the academic program. The Course Review Report (CRR) is explained and how it is used to analyze the overall performance, measures the achievement level and determines the effectiveness of the program for further improvements. The CRR provides useful framework for analysis of the authentic assessment of the industrial training. It provides a holistic view of the course, assists with the planning of future course developments and provides core material for curriculum review.