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What is performance-based assessment short for?
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"performance-and-product" based
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What is a performance based assessment?
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It is a demonstration of skill or competency in creating a product
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What does a performance assessment use?
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It uses students' knowledge and skills to produce own work
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What are examples of a performance assessment?
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Actual performances, completing a project or finding a solution
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What is an authentic assessment?
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It assesses student's ability to use knowledge to perform a task like that in the "real world" or "real life"
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What is an alternative assessment?
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Any method that differs from conventional paper-and-pencil tests
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What are examples of alternative assessments?
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Exhibition
Experiments Observations Oral Presentations Portfolios Projects Interviews |
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Performance tests are assessments that simulate what?
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Real-world activities
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What can performance tests assess?
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Process, product, or both
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What can performance tests serve as?
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Teaching activity and/or assessment
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What do performance tests allow teachers to observe?
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achievements
habits of mind ways of working behavior in world |
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What parts of complex cognitive learning do performance tests allow teachers to assess?
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Attitudes
Social skills Academic Areas |
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What are the four steps to developing performance tests?
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Decide what to test
Design the assessment context Specify the scoring rubrics Specify testing constraints |
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What does it mean that a performance test should be homogeneous? What should it be homogeneous to?
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It should be homogeneous to content area issues, concepts, and problems
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What do performance tests provide learners with?
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A challenging hands on exercise with an observable outcome
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Describe checklists.
What do you use them for? |
Yes/no list of traits
Use them for behaviors that break down into procedures |
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Describe a rating scale
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Assigns degrees of performance
Primary trait scoring Odd no. of categories |
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Describe holistic scoring
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Judging overall quality
Assign a numerical value to quality vs. points for traits |
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When would you use holistic scoring?
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Extended response essays, performances
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What are 5 reasons for using a portfolio?
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Communicate what's been learned
Show growth in skill and disposition Include in course grades Prepare a sample of best work Create collections of favorite/best work |
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Describe the three areas to address to ensure validity with regard to portfolios.
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Representativeness: what to include, higher order skills, procedures, etc.
Rubrics: criteria for assessing entries and entirety Relevance: appropriate to age, grade, abilities |
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Marks are assigned to provide feedback about what?
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Student achievement
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Marks carry a geat deal of importance for many people, so __________ and _______ must be exercised in assigning marks
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care
objectivity |
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Marks should reflect what?
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Academic achievement when related to academic subjects
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What are the five types of comparison with marking systems?
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Other students
Established standards Aptitude Potential Effort Improvement |
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What are the 4 types of symbols with marking systems?
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Letter grades
Numerical grades Pass-fail, SU Checklist |
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What is the book's definition of a portfolio?
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a planned collection of learner achievement that documents what a student has accomplished and the steps taken to get there. The collection represents a collaborative effort among teacher and learner, to decide on portfolio purpose, content, and evaluation criteria.
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What are the five types of learner accomplishments that can be required to complete a performance assessment?
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Products
Complex cognitive processes Observable performance Habits of mind Social skills |
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What are the primary constraints that must be decided on when developing a performance measure and explain why they should be included in the assignment?
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amount of time allowed
use of reference material help from others use of specialized equipment prior knowledge of the task scoring criteria. |
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What are the cognitive skills that will be assessed by student portfolios?
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Higher order thinking skills
procedural skills dispositions knowledge construction cognitive strategies metacognition |
