Which task provides the most authentic assessment of learners’ ability to investigate a school environmental problem?

Correct answer: Design a school waste-audit plan from collected data. Designing a waste-audit plan from collected data requires learners to investigate a real problem, which makes the task authentic.

• Classify sample waste items using a supplied key. Classifying items with a supplied key is a routine, low-level task.
• Recall the textbook definition of waste management. Recalling a definition does not require investigation.
• Copy a model diagram of a recycling process. Copying a model diagram does not require investigation.