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Performance Assessment
Performance Assessment
Performance Assessment
An assessment in which the teacher observes and makes a judgement about a students demonstration of a skill or competency in creating a product. Similar terms include: authentic assessment. alternative assessment. portfolio assessment
Comprehensive demonstrations of skills or knowledge. Usually require student initiative and creativity. Trained judges (often teachers) score projects against predetermined standards of quality. Science fair projects are examples.
Performance Assessment Techniques Group Projects Similar to individual projects. A number of students work cooperatively on a complex problem. Trained judges (often teachers) score projects against predetermined standards of quality.
Performance Assessment Techniques Interviews/Oral Presentations Allow verbalization of knowledge. Interviews are particularly effective with younger children. Examples of usage include foreign language assessment, and Solutions to math or science problems.
Performance Assessment Techniques Demonstrations Give students the opportunity to show their mastery of subject-area content and procedures. In physics, for example, use pulleys, gears, and inclined planes to move objects.
Performance Assessment Techniques Portfolios Collections of student work provide a portrait of individual performance over time. Typically, students are asked to evaluate the work they select for inclusion.
Limitations
Weaker reliability. Limited sampling of learning targets. Time-consuming. Not good for assessing knowledge learning targets.
Identify the purpose for the assessment. Identify the learning target. Identify activities that illustrate acquisition of the targeted capability. Identify the types of evidence needed to infer skill acquisition. Identify the standards to be used. Place all this in the rubric.
Performance Assessment:
Evaluating the Rubric
Does it identify critical components of the learning target? Does it identify observable behaviors or outcomes? Is it appropriate for the students being assessed? Does it apply across contexts that call for similar behaviors? Does it specify levels of accomplishment?
Anecdotal Records
Assess atypical or unusual behaviors on selected children for future reference.
Limitations
Many uses of classroom assessment are not served well with portfolios. Time consuming. Psychometric problems:
with validity. with reliability.
Portfolio Assessment
Assessment or instruction aid? Types of portfolios:
Purposeful portfolios.
Document progress. Showcase accomplishments. Evaluate student status.
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