Below is a simplified version of our planning, loosely based on the backward design process:

1. Identify goals of the performance-based assessment.
2. Select the appropriate course standards.
3. Review assessments and identify learning gaps.
4. Design the scenario.
5. Gather or create materials.
6. Develop a learning plan.
7. Scenario.
8. Task.

Why is there a need to assess your performance?

Effective performance assessments allow students to apply knowledge to solve a problem or demonstrate a skill. And when students understand the criteria for success with a learning task and apply those criteria as they work, research shows that their performance — and their achievement — increases.

What is assess performance?

Performance assessment, also known as alternative or authentic assessment, is a form of testing that requires students to perform a task rather than select an answer from a ready-made list.

What are examples of performance assessments?

Examples of performance assessments include composing a few sentences in an open-ended short response, developing a thorough analysis in an essay, conducting a laboratory investigation, curating a portfolio of student work, and completing an original research paper.

What are examples of performance tasks?

While any performance by a learner might be considered a performance task (e.g., tying a shoe or drawing a picture), it is useful to distinguish between the application of specific and discrete skills (e.g., dribbling a basketball) from genuine performance in context (e.g., playing the game of basketball in which …

What are performance assessments in the classroom?

Performance assessment: This assessment measures how well students apply their knowledge, skills, and abilities to authentic problems. The key feature is that it requires the student to produce something, such as a report, experiment, or performance, which is scored against specific criteria.

What are examples of performance assessment?

What are the types of performance assessments?

There are three types of performance-based assessment from which to choose: products, performances, or process-oriented assessments (McTighe & Ferrara, 1998). A product refers to something produced by students providing concrete examples of the application of knowledge.

What is difference between assignment and assessment?

An assignment is one or more modules (chunks) of content that students need to complete by a given date. An assessment is one or more questions, activities, or actions in an assignment for which students can receive a score.

What are the major differences between traditional and performance assessment?

While traditional testing requires students to answer questions correctly (often on a multiple-choice test), performance assessment requires students to demonstrate knowledge and skills, including the process by which they solve problems.

What is the example of performance assessment?

What are the types of performance tasks?

The following six types of activities provide good starting points for assessments in performance-based learning.

• Presentations. Hero Images/Getty Images.
• Portfolios. Steve Debenport/Getty Images.
• Performances. Doug Menuez/Forrester Images/Getty Images.
• Projects. franckreporter/Getty Images.
• Exhibits and Fairs.
• Debates.